Ge mai shu
Mammea yunnanensis

Family: Calophyllaceae

What it is like

An evergreen tree to about 25 m tall. The trunk is 60-80 cm across. The leaves are narrowly oval. They are 16-20 cm long by 5-9 cm wide. They are thickly leathery. The fruit are dark brown when ripe They are oblong and 5-6 cm long by 3-4 cm wide.

There are about 27 Mammea species. They grow in the tropics. Also put in the family Clusiaceae.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows in dense humid forests on low hills at about 600 m altitude in southern China. In Yunnan.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, China

How it is used for food

The fruit pulp is sweet and edible.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Ochrocarpus yunnanensis H. L. Li;