Totapuri (mango)

Mangifera 'Totapuri'
Totapuri mangoes
Genus Mangifera
Species Mangifera indica
Cultivar 'Totapuri'
Origin India

The 'Totapuri' mango, or Ginimoothi, is a cultivar that is widely grown in south India and is partially cultivated in Sri Lanka.[1] It also goes by the names Bangalora, Collector, Kallamai, Kili Mooku, Gilli, Mukku, and Sandersha.[2] In Bengaluru it is referred to as Ginimoothi Maavina Kayi,[3] while most of the rest of India calls it Totapuri or Bangalora. It literally translates to parrot face (gini = parrot, muthi = face).

History

Totapuri was imported to Florida in 1901 as Sandersha and in the 1960s as Totapuri. It is the parent of at least two Florida mango cultivars, Anderson and Brooks.[2]

Description

Totapuri is one of the main cultivars grown in India for mango pulp, along with Alphonso and Kesar.[4] The tree is medium size with greenish yellow fruits.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Niir Board (1 October 2004). Cultivation of Fruits, Vegetables and Floriculture. National Institute Of Industrial Re. p. 181. ISBN 978-81-86623-75-6.
  2. 1 2 3 Richard E. Litz (2009). The Mango: Botany, Production and Uses. CABI. p. 61. ISBN 978-1-84593-489-7.
  3. ↑ http://jyothisimplifiescooking.blogspot.in/2015/04/mavinakayi-tokku.html
  4. ↑ "Mango Pulp". APEDA. Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
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