Dondongan
Spondias acida

Family: Anacardiaceae

What it is like

A large tree. It grows 50 m tall. The trunk or bole extends for 36 m. The trunk can be 1 m across. It has buttresses. The leaves are grouped near the tips of the twigs. The leaves are 30 cm long and it is made up of leaflets with a leaflet at the end. The leaflets are opposite. They are 10 cm long and 5 cm wide and are not the same on each side. They are rough and end in a short tip. There are 15-20 pairs of veins. The flowers are in a panicle in the axils of the leaf. This can be 30 cm long. The flowers are small and white. The fruit is oval and fleshy with a hard stone inside. The fruit are 2-2.5 cm long by 1.5-2 cm wide. They are deep orange. There are 5 long fibres on the skin. The flesh is juicy and orange.

There are 12 Spondias species. It has been confused with Spondias pinnata and others.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows in tropical lowland rainforest. It often grows on limestone.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, SE Asia

How it is used for food

The fruit are used as flavouring for food.

Edible parts

Fruit, spice

How it is grown

It can be grown from cuttings.

It fruits abundantly each year.

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Poupartia dulcis Blume;