Hilacha
Hilacha’s record connects growers and eaters.
About this name
This record preserves a local name and its context. A complete tasting guide and cultivar photograph have not yet been added.
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Names, history & sources
Recorded names
A shared name does not by itself establish an identical cultivar. Place, language and source matter.
- Hilacha
Venezuela
Name recorded in the cited Venezuelan mango research.
- Mango Hilacha
Venezuela
Descriptive expanded form used in the literature.
From grafting stock to the tasting table
Documented name: the history of the first tree remains unresolved.
A 1996 rootstock experiment found strong graft success with Hilacha. Later research compared its pulp with two Bocado types and found similar consumer acceptance. Those studies document its agricultural life; they do not identify its first named tree.
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Country associations alone do not establish botanical origin.
- Venezuela
Catalogue association
A Venezuelan mango type studied separately from Bocado Común and Bocado Jobo. In one study, fruit averaged 221.0 g and pulp made up 68.0% of fruit weight; seed and skin proportions were highest among those three types.
- Venezuela
A place in the story
Setting of “From grafting stock to the tasting table”. Read the story for its evidence and qualifications.
Harvest calendars by growing place. These regional calendars do not specify this cultivar’s exact season.