Plum mango
Bouea oppositifolia
Family: Anacardiaceae
What it is like
A small tree. It grows 8-10 m tall. It can grow 20-40 m high and have a trunk 30 cm across. The bark is dark grey and can have shallow cracks. The leaves are opposite. They are simple, sword shaped and rough. The flowers are in a loose flower arrangement. The flowers have 3-5 petals. The fruit has one seed inside a violet stone. The flowers and fruit are at the ends of twigs. The ripe fruit are orange yellow. It is like a small mango. They are 2.5 cm long. The flesh is yellow.
Where it is found
A tropical plant. It grows in lowland tropical rainforests up to 600 m above sea level. It grows in monsoonal climates. In Yunnan.
Countries/locations it is found in
Asia, Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pacific, Philippines, SE Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
How it is used for food
The young fruit can be eaten raw or sweetened. These are also used in cooking. Some are pickled. Ripe fruit are sweet. Half ripe fruit are made into preserves.
It is a cultivated fruit.
Edible parts
Leaves, fruit
How it is grown
Plants are grown from seeds.
Fruiting is seasonal.
Its other names
Local names
Asam djanar, Bandjar, Baran, Barine, Bhallam, Jangali aam, Kedjauw lepang, Khong, Mailam, Ma phang, Ma pring, Mak prang, Marian tree, Marrion plum tree, Mayan, Ma yong, Mayong chit, Miriam, Pani-pani, Pohon raman, Ramania pipit, Remia, Rengas, Rumenia, Rumia or Genia, Sa-taa, Taw-mayan, Umpas, Uriaam, Uriam
Synonyms
Bouea angustifolia Blume; Bouea brandisiana Kurz; Bouea burmanica Hook.f. non Griffith; Bouea burmanica var. kurzii Lecomte; Bouea burmanica var. microphylla (Griff.) Engl.; Bouea burmanica var. roxburghii Lecomte; Bouea diversifolia Miq.; Bouea gandaria Blume; Bouea microphylla Griffith; Bouea myrsinoides Bl.; Cambessedea oppositifolia (Roxb.) Wight & Arn ex Voigt; Haplospondias brandisiana (Kurz) Kosterm.; Manga acida Noronha; Mangifera oppositifolia Roxb.; Matania laotica Gagnep.;