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A Florida name meets a Malian one

Miami Late also has an animal-inspired local name.

Miami Late — Mali / West Africa

Documented history

In Mali, CIRAD records Souroukou Koun, translated as “hyena’s head.” It documents the usage without explaining its first naming.

The names it answers to

Miami Late
Name recorded in CIRAD’s regional cultivar history.
Souroukou Koun
Malian local name.

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