Langra Benarsi (mango)
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The 'Langra' mango, also known as Benarasi Langra, is a
mango cultivar The following is a list of some prominent mango cultivars. Worldwide, hundreds of mango cultivars are known. Most commercial cultivars belong to ''Mangifera indica'', while a few commercial varieties grown in Southeast Asia belong to other ''Man ...
that was first cultivated in
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in present-day
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, India 250 to 300 years ago. Apart from Uttar Pradesh, it is also grown in the states of
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and
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, as well in the neighbouring country
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. This cultivar retains a greenish tinge while ripening. It is normally harvested during mid-June to last half of July. Around 2006, it was known to be gaining popularity on the international market. It is considered suitable for slicing and canning.


Variants

In Eastern India there is a very sweet variation of the langra mango that is knows as ''Dudhiya Langra'' or ''Bhagalpuri Dudhiya Langra'', this variant is
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in colour and milk-like in smell, originally grown in
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.This mango is not grown outside of Bihar and in other parts of
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but is easily available in markets. In some part of northern India and in Bihar, there is another variation of the 'Langra' mango is also known as ''Malda Mango'', this variation is
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in colour, less fiber and intense in smell compared to Dudhiya Langra, referring to the Malda village in Bihar and
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region in
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district. Malda mangoes is referred to as the 'king of the mangoes' in North India as well as Eastern India. One unique quality of Malda mangoes is its rich pulp and small seed whereas Langda is more fibrous than Malda. Langra mango is also widely cultivated in Pakistan, especially in southern Punjab region.


Leaves

The leaf blades have an oval-lanceolate shape and are flat to slightly folded. The apexes are
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to sub-acuminate. The secondary veins are arranged as sub-opposite to alternate. They have been measured as follows: * Length of blade: 21.93 cm * Length of
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: 18.95 cm * Breadth of lamina: 4.75 cm * Length petioles 2.98 cm * Length of
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region 1.20 cm * Length : breadth of lamina: 4.00 * Length of pulvinus : petiole: 0.42 * Length of lamina : petiole: 6.67 cm


See also

* Amrapali * Himsagar


References


Further reading

* {{Geographical indications in Uttar Pradesh Mango cultivars of India Mango cultivars of Pakistan