Zardalu
Zardalu carries a local tradition of royal cultivation as well as a wider eastern Indian identity.
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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.
- Zardalu
India
- Jardalu
India
- Zardalu / Jardalu
Spellings recorded in Indian cultivar lists.
- Bhagalpuri Zardalu
Regional name that ties the fruit to Bhagalpur’s growing tradition.
Bhagalpur’s mango, with a royal memory
Local tradition: an attributed account, with uncertainty preserved.
Bihar Bhawan’s heritage account says Bhagalpuri Zardalu is believed to have been first cultivated locally by Maharaja Rahmat Ali Khan Bahadur of Khadagpur. “Believed” matters: the account preserves a regional tradition rather than a dated planting record.
Zardalu also appears beyond Bhagalpur in horticultural lists. Jardalu is another recorded spelling. The particular pride of Bhagalpur can be celebrated without turning the region’s tradition into an exclusive claim about every tree bearing the name.
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Country associations alone do not establish botanical origin.
- India
Catalogue association
NHB includes Zardalu in Bihar and Jharkhand cultivar lists; its spelling also appears as Jardalu.
- Bhagalpur, Bihar; also recorded in eastern Indian cultivation
A place in the story
Setting of “Bhagalpur’s mango, with a royal memory”. Read the story for its evidence and qualifications.
Harvest calendars by growing place. These regional calendars do not specify this cultivar’s exact season.