Editing Alphonso mango (section)

==Origin==
The variety is named after [[Afonso de Albuquerque]], a distinguished [[militarian]] and [[viceroy]] of [[Portuguese India]] from 1509 to 1515.<ref name=guard/> [[Jesuit]] missionaries introduced [[grafting]] on mango trees in [[Portuguese Goa]], to produce varieties like Alphonso.<ref name="Alvares">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/the-jesuits-and-the-mango/articleshow/68894908.cms|title=The Jesuits and the Mango|work=[[The Times of India]]|last1=Alvares|first1=Patricia Ann|date=15 April 2019}}</ref> In 1563, [[Garcia da Orta]] wrote of Alphonsos grown in [[Portuguese Bombay]], which were to be presented to the governor (viceroy) in Goa.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/how-indias-mango-diplomacy-has-been-winning-friends-and-foes-over-the-years/articleshow/59076409.cms|title=How India's mango diplomacy has been winning friends and foes over the years|work=The Economic Times|author=Vikram Doctor|date=10 June 2017|access-date=4 January 2023}}</ref> Alphonso is also one of the most expensive varieties of mango,<ref name=guard/> and is grown mainly in the [[Konkan region]] of western India - Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka.<ref>
{{cite web
| url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/the-king-at-your-doorstep/
| title=The king at your doorstep
| author=Nagpaul, Dipti
| publisher=Indianexpress.com
| date=15 May 2014}}
</ref><ref name="TimesOfIndia">
{{cite web
| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/alphonsoes-from-devgad-and-sindhudurg-get-gi-tag/articleshow/58351364.cms
| title=Alphonsoes from Devgad and Sindhudurg get GI tag
| publisher=The Times Of India
| date=25 Apr 2017
| author=Bhavika Jain}}
</ref><ref name="dna">{{cite web | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-geographical-indicator-approved-for-devgad-alphonso-growers-2220683 | title=Geographical indicator approved for Devgad Alphonso | publisher=DNA India| date=7 Jun 2016}}</ref> It is grown in the [[Valsad district|Valsad]] and [[Navsari district|Navsari]] districts of South [[Gujarat]].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Thomas |first1=Melvyn Reggie |date=June 7, 2017 |first2=Himansshu |last2=Bhatt |title=Gujarat: South Gujarat produces 180 varieties of mangoes |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/south-gujarat-produces-180-varieties-of-mangoes/articleshow/59024895.cms |access-date=2022-05-28 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>

[[File:Alphonsomangotree.jpg|thumb|Plantation of Alphonso mangoes]]