I just wanted to start this thread to make sure everyone is aware of the name change/clarification on the fig formerly dubbed Paradiso Nero. That was, apparently, a misnomer.

Mario visited his family in Italy this year and it was clarified to him that he was calling that fig by the wrong name. A simple mistake.

Paradiso Nero is, in fact, correctly named Acciano.

Henceforth the fig once called Paradiso Nero will be named Acciano and the name Paradiso Nero is now defunct. 

This is, no doubt, a positive clarification since I'm sure we all prefer to preserve the heritage of a given variety as closely as possible.

Please let me know if there are any questions about this. 
 

Thanks Bill
Where did the Paradiso Nero name originally come from?
What does 'Acciano' mean?

Are there other figs named Paradiso Nero?

Acciano is a town in Italy. That's probably where the tree originally came from and adopted the name.

Is that correct Bill?

Ed;  The "Paradiso Nero" name originally came from Mario - the original US owner of this variety. That's the name he gave me originally and that's what we went with. I'm guessing that someone from his hometown gave him the wrong name at first ? That's just a guess and I suppose Mario would be the best person to answer this.

Bob; I'm not sure. This was the first PN I had heard of.

Tony; I can only assume that's right since, apparently, there is an Acciano Italy -  http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Acciano+Italy&qpvt=Acciano+Italy&FORM=IGRE

Maybe Mario will see this thread and chime in. He is really the right guy to give you the most accurate answers to the questions you've asked. In short, I am more the purveyor of this variety than the originator :-} . Just following directions and trying to do my part to keep the original Italian name of this fig alive.

It would be nice if he saw this and commented. I would think there would be a way the administrator could search the forum and replace the old name with the correct name, even to include a reason for the edit. Something akin to the Search and Replace in MS Word. Mario would have to approve the edit I suppose but it would only be appropriate to do so.

Name change is fine but Pardiso defunct does not sound well !?

http://www.ficuscarica.com/carica/paradiso%20nero.html

there are two other Paradiso Nero other than the one that's from mario. not sure if they are all the same.