Chaunsa

Mangifera 'Chaunsa'
GenusMangifera
SpeciesMangifera indica
'Chaunsa' mango (sliced)

Chaunsa (Urdu: چونسا ; Bhojpuri: चउसा Hindi: चौंसा), also known as chausa, is a mango cultivar indigenous to South Asia. It is grown mainly in India and Pakistan; both countries export significant quantities of the fruit.[1][2]

The main centers of chaunsa cultivation are the states of Bihar & Uttar Pradesh in India and Rahim Yar Khan and Multan in Pakistani province of Punjab.

  1. ^ Service, Tribune News. "Pakistani 'chaunsa' a hit with mango lovers". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Mango sales dip due to COVID-19 lockdown in Uttar Pradesh". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 21 July 2020.