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# Haiti’s name on the fruit box

Francique carries a Haitian identity far beyond the tree where it grew.

Francis — Haiti

A name on the map

Madame Francis, Francis and Francique are names used for this Haitian mango. Horticultural records document its importance to Haiti’s export trade, carrying a familiar local fruit into shops abroad.

Grower Walter Zill recalled encountering it on seed-collecting trips to Haiti and enjoying mature fruit there. That is a documented personal encounter, but it does not tell us who the original “Madame” was. We leave that tempting biographical story open instead of inventing a woman to fit the name.

## The names it answers to

**Francis / Madame Francis**

Names used in English-language trade.

**Francique / Francisque**

Haitian and horticultural spellings recorded for the mango.

## Where the story comes from

- [National Mango Board — world cultivars and rootstocks](https://www.mango.org/Mangos/media/Media/Documents/Research%20And%20Resources/Research/Industry/Post-Harvest/Mango_rootstock_Final_Report_Eng.pdf?ext=.pdf)

- [Mango Database — Francis, including Walter Zill’s recollection](https://www.mangodatabase.com/variety-details/11/francis)

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