Kedepir mango
Mangifera gedebe
Family: Anacardiaceae
What it is like
A tree. It grows 30 m tall. The trunk can be 60 cm across. The leaves are oval and 5-23 cm long by 2-6 cm wide. The flowers are white. The fruit is a flattened round shape and oblique. It is 8-9 cm across. The flesh is thin and fibrous.
There are about 40 Mangifera species. An unresolved name in The Plant List. (As gedebi)
Where it is found
A tropical plant. They grow in the humid tropics. It grows on river banks in lowland rain forest. It grows in lowland evergreen forest and peat swamp forest. It grows up to 100 m above sea level.
Countries/locations it is found in
Asia, Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Guinea, Pacific, SE Asia, Solomon Islands, Thailand
How it is used for food
The unripe fruit are eaten. They are very sour. The flesh of ripe fruit becomes hard.
Edible parts
Fruit
How it is grown
Plants can be grown from seeds.
Trees flower June to September and fruit from August to November.
Its other names
Local names
Gedepir, Ka-due-pae, Kutei, Mamuang paan, Pohon mangga kedepir, Repeh