A Philippine introduction at a Cuban sugar estate
The Cuban account locates an early tree near Jovellanos.
Filipino — Philippines → Nueva Luisa, Matanzas, Cuba
Documented history
The technical manual traces Filipino Amarillo to a Philippine introduction planted at Nueva Luisa, an old sugar estate near Jovellanos, Matanzas. It records later variation within Filipino descendants. Its comparison with Manila does not establish identity with every Philippine Carabao selection.
The names it answers to
- Filipino
- Name preserved in the cited Cuban cultivar records.
- Filipino Amarillo
- The specific form whose introduction the manual describes.
- Manila
- Related name discussed by the manual; not a universal identity claim.