Multipurpose Queen-type fruit suitable for canning or fresh use. Origin: ICAR Research Complex, NEH Región, Tripura Centre, Tripura, India by J. Prakasha, S. Bhattacharyyab, K. Chattopadhyay, S. Royb, S.P. Dasa and N.P. Singha. Mutation of Queen, selected and multiplied vegetatively prior to 2002; ISSR banding patterns showed stable differences from Queen; announced in 2008. Tree: vigorous; leaves spiny like Queen, but reddish, unlike Queen; D leaf length 108 cm; 1.8 suckers and 2.3 slips per plant; less susceptible to Phytophthora heart rot than Smooth Cayenne. Fruit: Deep orange; length 14.7 cm, diameter 17.7 cm; 1.3 kg, larger than Queen but smaller than Smooth Cayenne; crown large, 0.33 kg; cylindrical; eyes large, flatter than Queen; flesh yellow-golden, TSS 17.5%, acidity 0.61%; matures 2 weeks after Queen.
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