Neelum
Neelum’s quiet fame lives in both the fruit bowl and the family trees of newer mangoes.
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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.
- Neelum
India
- Neelam
India
- Neelum / Neelam
Alternative spellings used in horticultural accounts.
- நீலம்
Tamil · Tamil Nadu, India
Tamil spelling recorded in TNAU’s mango cultivation guide.
The late arrival with a large family
Documented history: consult the claims and qualifications in the cited sources.
TNAU identifies Neelum as indigenous to Tamil Nadu. It is also a parent of Mallika and Amrapali, giving this older southern variety a second life in modern breeding.
Neelum and Neelam are familiar spellings. Its original naming occasion is not established in the sources checked here; the secure story is a Tamil Nadu mango whose descendants have travelled widely.
Read the full storyPlaces in this record
Country associations alone do not establish botanical origin.
- India
Catalogue association
Listed by NHB as a late-season variety and grown across several Indian states, including southern regions.
- Tamil Nadu and wider South India
A place in the story
Setting of “The late arrival with a large family”. Read the story for its evidence and qualifications.
Harvest calendars by growing place. These regional calendars do not specify this cultivar’s exact season.