Three mango cultivars from India introduced into Panama in 1890s

[Javier Francisco-Ortega at FIU]

Dear Flora of India group,

We are conducting a project pertinent to botanical history of Panama. The great American plant explorer David Fairchild traveled to India in 1899. As a result of this trip he sent part of the collected material to the Summit Garden in Panama. One of the documents that we are studying refers to what we believe are three mango cultivars that were part of this shipment. We think Alphonso/e is one of them, but we cannot guess the other two (they start with "A" and "P"). Any suggestions? Your help and time with this query is highly appreciated.

With best regards,

[Javier Francisco-Ortega at FIU]

Dear Colleagues,

Ignore my previous message. I just found the name of the two other cultivars (they were shipped from Bombay):

• Amini
• Pakria

I am assuming these are the correct spellings.

With best regards,

Javier Francisco-Ortega,

Professor,

Department of Biological Sciences,

Florida International University,

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I think the first one is 'Amiri' (also spelt as Ameeri).

Best wishes, Viplav

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I think "Pakria" (spelt as Paekria in Fairchild's letter) ought to be the variety that was so vividly described by George Marshall Woodrow in his Gardening in India (1889).

Best wishes, Viplav