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# Mankurad

Mankurad’s name is remembered as a Portuguese description transformed by local speech.

## 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.

**Mankurad**

India

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

- [ICAR–CCARI: Technical Bulletin 1, mango diversity of Goa](https://ccari.res.in/Technical%20Bulletin%20No.%201.pdf)

- [The Indian Express: Mankurad, Malcorado and Goa’s grafting heritage (2024)](https://indianexpress.com/article/india/mankurad-mangoes-selling-for-rs-5000-a-dozen-in-goa-9154215/)

**Goa Mankurad**

India

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

**Mankurad / Goa Mankur**

Names used for Goa’s prized cultivar.

- [ICAR–CCARI: Technical Bulletin 1, mango diversity of Goa](https://ccari.res.in/Technical%20Bulletin%20No.%201.pdf)

- [The Indian Express: Mankurad, Malcorado and Goa’s grafting heritage (2024)](https://indianexpress.com/article/india/mankurad-mangoes-selling-for-rs-5000-a-dozen-in-goa-9154215/)

**Malcorado**

Portuguese form associated with the traditional “poor-coloured” explanation.

- [ICAR–CCARI: Technical Bulletin 1, mango diversity of Goa](https://ccari.res.in/Technical%20Bulletin%20No.%201.pdf)

- [The Indian Express: Mankurad, Malcorado and Goa’s grafting heritage (2024)](https://indianexpress.com/article/india/mankurad-mangoes-selling-for-rs-5000-a-dozen-in-goa-9154215/)

**Kurad / Corado**

Additional forms recorded in ICAR’s Goa mango bulletin.

- [ICAR–CCARI: Technical Bulletin 1, mango diversity of Goa](https://ccari.res.in/Technical%20Bulletin%20No.%201.pdf)

- [The Indian Express: Mankurad, Malcorado and Goa’s grafting heritage (2024)](https://indianexpress.com/article/india/mankurad-mangoes-selling-for-rs-5000-a-dozen-in-goa-9154215/)

## The “poor-coloured” mango Goa treasures

Local tradition: an attributed account, with uncertainty preserved.

The usual name story begins with Malcorado, understood as “poor-coloured” in Portuguese, and follows the word into the Konkani name Mankurad. It is a wonderfully unfair description for a mango so highly prized in Goa.

Goan horticultural records preserve names including Goa Mankur, Kurad and Malcorado, while leaving the cultivar’s precise origin unknown. The grafting culture documented in Goa helped keep favourite trees in circulation. The name’s journey is better documented than the identity of its first grower.

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- [ICAR–CCARI: Technical Bulletin 1, mango diversity of Goa](https://ccari.res.in/Technical%20Bulletin%20No.%201.pdf)

- [The Indian Express: Mankurad, Malcorado and Goa’s grafting heritage (2024)](https://indianexpress.com/article/india/mankurad-mangoes-selling-for-rs-5000-a-dozen-in-goa-9154215/)

## Places in this record

Country associations alone do not establish botanical origin.

- **India**

  Catalogue association

  NHB records Mankurad among varieties cultivated in Goa, Maharashtra, and Gujarat.

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

- **Goa**

  A place in the story

  Setting of “The “poor-coloured” mango Goa treasures”. Read the story for its evidence and qualifications.

  - [ICAR–CCARI: Technical Bulletin 1, mango diversity of Goa](https://ccari.res.in/Technical%20Bulletin%20No.%201.pdf)

  - [The Indian Express: Mankurad, Malcorado and Goa’s grafting heritage (2024)](https://indianexpress.com/article/india/mankurad-mangoes-selling-for-rs-5000-a-dozen-in-goa-9154215/)

[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)

- [ICAR–CCARI: Technical Bulletin 1, mango diversity of Goa](https://ccari.res.in/Technical%20Bulletin%20No.%201.pdf)

- [The Indian Express: Mankurad, Malcorado and Goa’s grafting heritage (2024)](https://indianexpress.com/article/india/mankurad-mangoes-selling-for-rs-5000-a-dozen-in-goa-9154215/)

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