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*fruit, mature: edible whole (with the peel), sweet with a light mango taste. The combination of bright orange flesh and mauve seed makes it very attractive. | *fruit, mature: edible whole (with the peel), sweet with a light mango taste. The combination of bright orange flesh and mauve seed makes it very attractive. | ||
*fruit, immature: edible in fruit salad or condiments | *fruit, immature: edible in fruit salad or condiments | ||
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Contents
Popular Names
- English: marian plum, gandaria, plum mango
- French: gandaria, maprang
- German: Gandaria
- Dutch: gandaria
- Thai:
- ma-praang (Pattani), somprang (Peninsula) (PROSEA)
- ma-yong (Subhadrabandhu); mar phang
- Indonesian: ramania, gandaria (Java, Sunda) (PROSEA)
- Malay: kundang, rembunia, setar (Kedah) (PROSEA)
- Pilipino : gandaria
Biology
The fruit is harvested in February-May in Thailand, and March-June in Indonesia.
Classification and nomenclature
- Synonym: Bouea gandaria Blume ex Miq. (1859)
History
Exported by Thailand to Europe
Main uses
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bouea_macrophylla_young_fruit.JPG
Main references
- PROSEA 2, 1991. Plant resources of South-East Asia. vol. 2. Edible fruits and nuts. ed. by E.W.M. Verheij & R.E. Coronel. Wageningen, PUDOC/PROSEA. (Bogor, PROSEA, 1992). 447 p.
- Subhadrabandhu Suranant, 2001. Under-Utilized Tropical Fruits of Thailand. Bangkok, FAO. ma-praang
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