Rajapuri
Rajapuri appears in both western Indian cultivation and an early record of mangoes sent abroad.
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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.
- Rajapuri
India
- Rajapuri / Rajpuri
Spellings connected in the historical manual; modern local selections still require careful identification.
An old name on a travelling fruit
Documented name: the history of the first tree remains unresolved.
Popenoe’s 1920 manual recorded a mango called Rajpuri, with Rajapuri among its spellings, introduced to the United States from Bangalore in 1901. NHB also records Rajapuri in Gujarat and Maharashtra.
Even the early writer was unsure which place the name referred to. We therefore keep the historical trail without choosing a town or royal founder that the evidence cannot establish.
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Country associations alone do not establish botanical origin.
- India
Catalogue association
NHB lists Rajapuri among cultivars grown in Gujarat and Maharashtra.
- Western India; historical introduction from Bengaluru
A place in the story
Setting of “An old name on a travelling fruit”. Read the story for its evidence and qualifications.
Harvest calendars by growing place. These regional calendars do not specify this cultivar’s exact season.