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A mango compared with a papaya

Large fruit helped Springfels earn another name.

Springfels — West Africa

Documented history

CIRAD records the nickname Papaye, explicitly linking it to comparisons with large local papayas.

The names it answers to

Springfels
Name recorded in CIRAD’s regional cultivar history.
Papaye
Nickname based on fruit size.

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