Five trees, one remembered name
A Tapachula property owner and an agronomist helped give a local mango a much larger life.
Ataulfo — Tapachula, Soconusco, Chiapas, Mexico
Documented history
The name remembers Ataulfo Morales Gordillo, whose property in Tapachula held five exceptional mango trees. Mexico’s official account records research on those trees in 1963 and the nursery work of agronomist Héctor Cano Flores at Rosario Izapa. A neighbourhood fruit became a selection that growers could share.
The scientific selection was called IMC-M2; the name that travelled was Ataulfo. In 2003, Mango Ataulfo del Soconusco Chiapas received a protected designation of origin, preserving the connection between the fruit and this corner of Mexico. “Honey” is a market name you may meet abroad, but Ataulfo carries the person and place with it.
The names it answers to
- Ataulfo / Ataúlfo
- Remembers Ataulfo Morales Gordillo of Tapachula.
- IMC-M2
- The selection designation recorded in the official Mexican history.
- Honey
- English market name used for Ataulfo mangoes.