Ruby

Recorded names

A shared name does not by itself establish an identical cultivar. Place, language and source matter.

Ruby

West Africa

Name recorded in CIRAD’s regional cultivar history.

• The mango in French-speaking West Africa: varieties and varietal composition of the orchards (CIRAD)
• Rey et al., Mango varieties and orchards of West Africa (2007), full paper

Mademoiselle

Regional nickname.

• Rey et al., Mango varieties and orchards of West Africa (2007), full paper

Mademoiselle in the orchard

Documented history: consult the claims and qualifications in the cited sources.

Consumers there know Ruby as Mademoiselle; CIRAD records its aromatic, tart fruit and small-scale local sale.

• Rey et al., Mango varieties and orchards of West Africa (2007), full paper

Places in this record

Country associations alone do not establish botanical origin.

• West Africa

  Catalogue association

  Florida-derived cultivar documented for West African regional markets. Country-level association is unresolved in the accessible source summary.

  • The mango in French-speaking West Africa: varieties and varietal composition of the orchards (CIRAD)
• Northern Côte d’Ivoire

  A place in the story

  Setting of “Mademoiselle in the orchard”. Read the story for its evidence and qualifications.

  • Rey et al., Mango varieties and orchards of West Africa (2007), full paper
• Côte d’Ivoire

  A recorded historical connection

  Place associated in the cited history; this is not a claim of botanical origin.

  • Rey et al., Mango varieties and orchards of West Africa (2007), full paper

Harvest calendars by growing place. These regional calendars do not specify this cultivar’s exact season.

Sources

• The mango in French-speaking West Africa: varieties and varietal composition of the orchards (CIRAD)
• Rey et al., Mango varieties and orchards of West Africa (2007), full paper