Dears, A few years back a columnist in the Mumbai Mid Day wrote thus:"There are two types of people in this world: those who love mangoes, and those who are slightly touched!" Those who love mangoes might have heard of the varieties listed below. If any one of you has seen the fruits of these varieties in recent years, please let us know. Perhaps, we can save one more variety for posterity. Mog asundi. Miguel
neil rangel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I came across this article by Fernando do Rego..here's the links.. http://www.colaco.net/1/FdeR_GoaMango1.htm http://www.colaco.net/1/FdeR_GoaMango2.htm http://www.colaco.net/1/FdeR_GoaMango3.htm http://www.colaco.net/1/FdeR_GoaMango4.htm The same article can be found even in Portuguese..for Goans who speak it.. http://www.colaco.net/1/FdeR_GoaManga1.htm He mentions these varieties..some 106 in all of which the real number of varieties may be 75(some probably having more than one name)..Mr P A Mathew found 47..Where would the rest be.. Abreu, Afonsa, Afonsinha, Amini, Anands, Araujo, Araup, Areca, Aruda, Aurea, Babio, Barreto, Bastarda, Bolo, Bombio, Brindão, Burgó, Camões, Carreira, Carreira Branca, Chimut, Cidrão, Colaço Branca, Conde, Costa, Cola, Custodio, Derrubada, Diniz, Dom Bernardo, Dom Fernando, Dom Filipe, Dom João, Doura­do, Dourada, Dulce, Durbate, Ferrão, Figueiredo, Filipina, Fottio, Frederico, Frias, Furtado; Gargó, Godgó, Japão, Jerónimo, Jesuíta, Joanni-Parreira, José, Kapri, Madame, Malaia, Mainato, Malgessa (Eccondó Malgessa and Pocddó Malgessa), , Marichenan, Marchon, Matekin, Mateus, Matutina, Máxima, Miranda, Mirió, Mogri, Mozambique, Mrina; Naik, , Nossa Senhora Agua-de-Lupe; Oliveira; Papel Bela, Papel Branco, Pires, Porto, Reário, Rebello, Reinol, Rosa, Rosário, Salgadinha, Santana, Santiago. Severino, Sonar, Temudo, Timor, Timoteo, Toranja, ; Undurli, ******************************** from: Neil Rangel --------------------------------- Messenger blocked? Want to chat? Here is the solution.