langra

{{Infobox cultivar

| name = Mangifera 'Langra'

| image = Vikramshila Agrovet 2 Langra Mango farm, Mathurapur, Bhagalpur Bihar.JPG

| image_caption = 'Langra' mangoes at a farm in Mathurapur, Bihar, India

| genus = Mangifera

| cultivar = 'Langra'

| origin =

}}

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File:A 'Langra' mango.jpg

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The 'Langra' mango, also known as Benarasi Langra,{{cite web |url=http://dkchakrabarti.com/mango_malformation_01.htm |title=Mango Malformation |publisher=Dkchakrabarti.com |date=12 March 2010 |access-date=13 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140912012728/http://dkchakrabarti.com/mango_malformation_01.htm |archive-date=12 September 2014 |url-status=dead }} is a mango cultivar that was first cultivated in Banaras in present-day Uttar Pradesh, India 250 to 300 years ago.{{cite web |title=Know The Actual Story Behind the Name "Langra Mango" |url=https://krishijagran.com/agripedia/know-the-actual-story-behind-the-name-langra-mango/ |website=krishijagrancom |access-date=4 May 2023 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=Where does the Langra Aam get its Name from? An Interesting Take on this Most Loved Aam! |url=https://food.ndtv.com/food-drinks/where-does-the-langra-aam-get-its-name-from-an-interesting-take-on-this-most-loved-aam-1687154 |access-date=4 May 2023 |work=NDTV |date=20 April 2018 |language=en}} Apart from Uttar Pradesh, it is also grown in the states of Bihar and West Bengal,{{cite web |url=http://www.bengalinformation.org/varieties-of-mango-produced-in-west-bengal/ |title=Varieties of Mango produced in West Bengal | Bengal Information - College, Admission, Events, Education, Tourism, Bengal Culture, Jobs |publisher=Bengal Information |date=12 September 2012 |access-date=13 June 2014 |archive-date=15 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715035110/http://www.bengalinformation.org/varieties-of-mango-produced-in-west-bengal |url-status=dead }} as well in the neighbouring country Bangladesh.{{cite journal |last1=Kalam |first1=M. A. |last2=Hasan |first2=M. R. |last3=Miah |first3=M. A. M. |title=Assessing the profitability and problems of langra mango variety marketing in Chapai Nawabganj district of Bangladesh |journal=Journal of Agriculture, Food and Environment |date=2020 |volume=01 |issue=4 |pages=169–173 |doi=10.47440/JAFE.2020.1425|doi-access=free }}

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.{{cite web |title=Recent Trends in World and U.S. Mango Production, Trade, and Consumption |url=http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/FE/FE71800.pdf |url-status=dead |website=University of Florida IFAS Extension |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141127005208/http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/fe/fe71800.pdf |archive-date=27 November 2014 |access-date=12 June 2014}} It is considered suitable for slicing and canning.{{cite web|url=http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/mango_ars.html |title=Mango |publisher=Hort.purdue.edu |access-date=13 June 2014}}

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 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.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/food-news/15-famous-mango-varieties-in-india-and-how-to-identify-them/photostory/69185528.cms

Langra mango is also widely cultivated in Pakistan, especially in southern Punjab region.

Leaves

File:Langra Mango farm, Mathurapur, Bhagalpur Bihar.JPG

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.{{cite web|last=Chakraborti |first=Kalyan |url=https://www.academia.edu/1942582 |title=Leaf Charactersand Measurements Of Mango Cultivars In | Kalyan Chakraborti |publisher=Academia.edu |date= |access-date=13 June 2014}} They have been measured as follows:

Length of blade: 21.93 cm
Length of lamina: 18.95 cm
Breadth of lamina: 4.75 cm
Length petioles 2.98 cm
Length of pulvinus region 1.20 cm
Length : breadth of lamina: 4.00
Length of pulvinus : petiole: 0.42
Length of lamina : petiole: 6.67 cm

langra

Variants

Leaves

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