Langra
Mango cultivar
The 'Langra' mango, also known as Benarasi Langra, is a mango cultivar that was first cultivated in Banaras in present-day Uttar Pradesh, India 250 to 300 years ago. Apart from Uttar Pradesh, it is also grown in the states of Bihar and West Bengal,
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.
01Variants
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 green in colour and milk-like in smell, originally grown in Bhagalpur.This mango is not grown outside of Bihar and in other parts of East India 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 orange in colour, less fiber and intense in smell compared to Dudhiya Langra, referring to the Malda village in Bihar and Digha, Patna region in Patna 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.
02Leaves
The leaf blades have an oval-lanceolate shape and are flat to slightly folded. The apexes are acuminate to sub-acuminate. The secondary veins are arranged as sub-opposite to alternate. They have been measured as follows:
Sources and credits
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Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- Vikramshila Agrovet 2 Langra Mango farm, Mathurapur, Bhagalpur Bihar.JPG by Abhishek Priyadarshi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Malda mangoes cropped.jpg by Panda1729, CC BY-SA 4.0
- A 'Langra' mango.jpg by Salil Kumar Mukherjee, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 'Langra' mango (sliced).jpg by Salil Kumar Mukherjee, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 'Langra' mango stone (seed).jpg by Salil Kumar Mukherjee, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Langra Mango farm, Mathurapur, Bhagalpur Bihar.JPG by Abhishek Priyadarshi, CC BY-SA 3.0
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