Bouea macrophylla

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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.

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History

Malaysian stamp from Pierre Guertin

Exported by Thailand to Europe

Main uses

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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

Links

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