It is a flowering plant native to Southeast Asia. It belongs to the Anacardiaceae family and is related to the mango tree.
Evergreen trees can grow up to 25 meters tall. Its leaves are lanceolate to oval in shape, 13 to 45 cm long and 5 to 7 cm wide.
The fruit is green like a mango and turns orange/yellow when ripe, with pink seeds. They grow to approximately 2 to 5 cm in diameter. The whole fruit, including the peel, is edible. The fruit's flavor ranges from sweet to tart, similar to the Alfonso mango, and has a faint turpentine smell. When ripe, the fruit is soft, with fibrous, mango-like seeds and a distinct purple color.
Flowering and fruiting times differ between Thailand and Indonesia.
Thailand: Flowers from November to December and bears fruit from April to May.
Indonesia: Flowers from June to November and bears fruit from March to June.
The tree is native to Indonesia and Myanmar. It is also found and grown commercially in Thailand, Laos and Malaysia. It can also be found in northern areas of Pakistan such as Murree and Nadia Gali.
use
Known for its many beneficial effects on health.
cooking
Both the leaves and fruits on the tree are edible. The leaves can be eaten raw while still young or used in salads. Although the seeds are edible, the endosperm is usually bitter. This fruit is very sour and has a mango-like flavor. It can be eaten raw or made into dishes such as kimchi, preserves or sambal. Unripe fruits can be used to make sambal and rojak. In Ambon, the fruit is made into juice.
Probiotics are widely used in Italy and are known for their anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and anti-tumor properties. You can add the ethanol extract of the big leaf tree to your yogurt. The ability to stimulate the growth of Lactobacilli has been demonstrated by the following facts .
Feature
The wood can be used to make dagger sheaths and the leaves can be used as medicine.
Because of its dense foliage, the entire tree can be used as a shade tree for ornamental fruit trees.
