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# A town travels inside a mango

Banganapalli, Baneshan and Safeda are names through which different markets recognise a beloved southern fruit.

Banganapalli — Banganapalle, Andhra Pradesh

Documented history

Banganapalli carries the name of Banganapalle, the Andhra town associated with the mango and its former nawab. India’s regional-product catalogue preserves the nawab connection; horticultural records preserve the cultivar’s wide southern cultivation. The available accounts do not provide a secure biography of its very first tree.

As the fruit moves, its name changes. The National Horticulture Board records Baneshan and Safeda alongside Banganapalli. A familiar market name can be as meaningful as a place name, although a seller’s use of Safeda on its own is not enough to identify every mango with certainty.

## The names it answers to

**Banganapalli / Banganapalle**

The cultivar name preserves its association with the Andhra town.

**Baneshan / Benishan**

Common alternative spellings used for this mango.

**Safeda**

A recorded market synonym; the word is also used for other mangoes in some regions.

## Where the story comes from

- [Government of India: One District One Product catalogue](https://indiainmexico.gov.in/public_files/assets/pdf/ODOP_Catalouge_22SEP22_N3.pdf)

- [National Horticulture Board: Mango cultivar and hybrid descriptions](https://www.nhb.gov.in/pdf/fruits/mango/man013.pdf)

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