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CULTIVAR PROFILE

Pope

Hawaii

Pope was selected in Hawaii by R. A. Hamilton and named in 1960 for horticulturist Willis T. Pope. Parentage record: Historically recorded as a seedling of Irwin; the pollen parent is undocumented.

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Identification noteFruit color, size and season vary with climate and ripeness. Compare several clues, not one photograph.
Pope mango — Pope fruit display - Redland Summer Fruit Festival
Pope fruit display - Redland Summer Fruit FestivalNamed Pope reference (whole fruit).
Photo: Asit K. GhoshSource ↗CC BY-SA 3.0 ↗
ORIGIN

Regional context

Hawaii

Oceania & Hawaii

FLAVOR

Taste profile

Spicy · aromatic

Hawaiian selection named in 1960 and historically recorded as an Irwin seedling.

FRUIT

Ripeness and aroma

The 2006 Pacific profile describes green-yellow skin with red or pink blush, a spicy flavor, and a monoembryonic seed. Skin color alone cannot confirm a cultivar.

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University of Hawaii: Origin and Classification of Mango Varieties in Hawaii (1993) ↗

I. S. E. Bally: Mangifera indica, Pacific Island Agroforestry profile (2006), hosted by UH/CTAHR ↗