Springfels

Recorded names

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

Springfels

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

Papaye

Nickname based on fruit size.

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

A mango compared with a papaya

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

CIRAD records the nickname Papaye, explicitly linking it to comparisons with large local papayas.

• 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

  Named Florida-derived cultivar in CIRAD’s regional market list; Springfield is a similar but separate spelling; relationship is unconfirmed. 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)
• West Africa

  A place in the story

  Setting of “A mango compared with a papaya”. Read the story for its evidence and qualifications.

  • 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