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One mango, several regional names

Number One is a name from Cameroon’s anglophone zone.

Number One — Cameroon → West Africa

Documented history

The Cameroon mango spread from Douala through seed propagation. Number One is an anglophone name, not a quality ranking.

The names it answers to

Number One
Name recorded in CIRAD’s regional cultivar history.
Mangue du littoral
Francophone Cameroonian name.

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