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Raja Purra Mango

Historical USDA watercolour of the Raja Purra Mango mango, painted 1840

Raja Purra Mango is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. A watercolour study of it survives in the collection, with specimens recorded from Florida, Plam Beach, West Palm Beach, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarRaja Purra
SpeciesMangifera indica
Common fruitMango
Painted1840
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originFlorida, Plam Beach, West Palm Beach
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004515.

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