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# Bombay Green

Bombay Green is a reminder that a market name can change meaning from one region to another.

## 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.

**Bombay Green**

India

The distinct cultivar name in horticultural records.

- [NHB: Mango cultivation and varieties](https://www.nhb.gov.in/report_files/mango/MANGO.htm)

- [Tamil Nadu Agricultural University: Indian mango varieties](https://agritech.tnau.ac.in/govt_schemes_services/aas/mango.html)

- [National Horticulture Board: Mango cultivar and hybrid descriptions](https://www.nhb.gov.in/pdf/fruits/mango/man013.pdf)

**Malda**

A northern market synonym recorded by TNAU; also applied to other mangoes, so context matters.

- [Tamil Nadu Agricultural University: Indian mango varieties](https://agritech.tnau.ac.in/govt_schemes_services/aas/mango.html)

- [National Horticulture Board: Mango cultivar and hybrid descriptions](https://www.nhb.gov.in/pdf/fruits/mango/man013.pdf)

## A travelling name that needs local context

Documented name: the history of the first tree remains unresolved.

TNAU records Bombay Green under the name Malda in northern India, while listing Bombai separately. A shared market word is not proof that every fruit sold under it is the same cultivar. The first tree and the reason for the Bombay name remain unverified here.

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- [Tamil Nadu Agricultural University: Indian mango varieties](https://agritech.tnau.ac.in/govt_schemes_services/aas/mango.html)

- [National Horticulture Board: Mango cultivar and hybrid descriptions](https://www.nhb.gov.in/pdf/fruits/mango/man013.pdf)

## Places in this record

Country associations alone do not establish botanical origin.

- **India**

  Catalogue association

  NHB lists Bombay Green across northern and central Indian state variety lists.

  - [NHB: Mango cultivation and varieties](https://www.nhb.gov.in/report_files/mango/MANGO.htm)

- **Northern India, including Uttar Pradesh and Haryana**

  A place in the story

  Setting of “A travelling name that needs local context”. Read the story for its evidence and qualifications.

  - [Tamil Nadu Agricultural University: Indian mango varieties](https://agritech.tnau.ac.in/govt_schemes_services/aas/mango.html)

  - [National Horticulture Board: Mango cultivar and hybrid descriptions](https://www.nhb.gov.in/pdf/fruits/mango/man013.pdf)

[Harvest calendars by growing place](https://mangoranking.com/seasons.md). These regional calendars do not specify this cultivar’s exact season.

## Sources

- [NHB: Mango cultivation and varieties](https://www.nhb.gov.in/report_files/mango/MANGO.htm)

- [Tamil Nadu Agricultural University: Indian mango varieties](https://agritech.tnau.ac.in/govt_schemes_services/aas/mango.html)

- [National Horticulture Board: Mango cultivar and hybrid descriptions](https://www.nhb.gov.in/pdf/fruits/mango/man013.pdf)

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