Totapuri
Mangifera 'Totapuri or Kalmi' | |
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Genus | Mangifera |
Species | Mangifera indica |
Cultivar | 'Totapuri' |
Origin | India |
The Totapuri mango, or Ginimoothi, is a
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 = beak). Totapuri mango skin lacks the usual bitter taste of most mango skins or has a very slight bitterness and is consumed with the flesh traditionally.
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 along with
References
- ISBN 978-81-86623-75-6.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-84593-489-7.
- ^ "Mavinakayi Tokku/Mango Thokku".
- ^ "Mango Pulp". APEDA. Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India. Retrieved 9 December 2013.