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# The late arrival with a large family

Neelum’s quiet fame lives in both the fruit bowl and the family trees of newer mangoes.

Neelum — Tamil Nadu and wider South India

Documented history

TNAU identifies Neelum as indigenous to Tamil Nadu. It is also a parent of Mallika and Amrapali, giving this older southern variety a second life in modern breeding.

Neelum and Neelam are familiar spellings. Its original naming occasion is not established in the sources checked here; the secure story is a Tamil Nadu mango whose descendants have travelled widely.

## The names it answers to

**Neelum / Neelam**

Alternative spellings used in horticultural accounts.

## Where the story comes from

- [Tamil Nadu Agricultural University: Indian mango varieties](https://agritech.tnau.ac.in/govt_schemes_services/aas/mango.html)

- [ICAR: Achievements in Horticulture in Independent India](https://www.icar.gov.in/sites/default/files/2023-02/Indian-Agriculture-after-Independence.pdf)

- [ICAR–IARI: Technologies for farmers, mango varieties](https://www.iari.res.in/files/Publication/Others/Tech_Options_English-15072014.pdf)

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