Difference between revisions of "Bouea macrophylla"
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|biology = The fruit is harvested in February-May in Thailand, and March-June in Indonesia. | |biology = The fruit is harvested in February-May in Thailand, and March-June in Indonesia. | ||
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− | The species was traditionally multiplicated by seed. | + | The species was traditionally multiplicated by seed. Improved cultivars are now multiplicated vegetatively by layering or grafting. Three groups are distinguished in Thailand: |
* '''Prew Group''', with very acid fruits, corresponding to the wild type. In Borneo, the cultivar 'Hintalu' is grown. | * '''Prew Group''', with very acid fruits, corresponding to the wild type. In Borneo, the cultivar 'Hintalu' is grown. | ||
* '''Mayong Group''', with slightly acid fruits, is grown and popular in Thailand. The best known cultivar is 'Chid'. | * '''Mayong Group''', with slightly acid fruits, is grown and popular in Thailand. The best known cultivar is 'Chid'. | ||
* '''Wan Group''', with sweet fruits, is the most grown, and is exported. The best known cultivar is 'Ta It', bred more than a century ago. In Borneo, 'Ramania Pipit' and 'Ramania Tembai' are grown. | * '''Wan Group''', with sweet fruits, is the most grown, and is exported. The best known cultivar is 'Ta It', bred more than a century ago. In Borneo, 'Ramania Pipit' and 'Ramania Tembai' are grown. | ||
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+ | [http://www.google.fr/search?tbm=isch&hl=fr&source=hp&biw=1347&bih=929&q=bouea+macrophylla&gbv=2&oq=bouea&aq=0&aqi=g1g-sS1&aql=&gs_sm=c&gs_upl=1657l2645l0l6031l5l5l0l0l0l0l55l232l5l5l0 see Google images] | ||
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Revision as of 10:40, 31 January 2012
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)
Varieties
The species was traditionally multiplicated by seed. Improved cultivars are now multiplicated vegetatively by layering or grafting. Three groups are distinguished in Thailand:
- Prew Group, with very acid fruits, corresponding to the wild type. In Borneo, the cultivar 'Hintalu' is grown.
- Mayong Group, with slightly acid fruits, is grown and popular in Thailand. The best known cultivar is 'Chid'.
- Wan Group, with sweet fruits, is the most grown, and is exported. The best known cultivar is 'Ta It', bred more than a century ago. In Borneo, 'Ramania Pipit' and 'Ramania Tembai' are grown.
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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