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Penang Botanic Gardens Plant Collection

Spondias dulcis Parkinson (ANACARDIACEAE)

Posted at — Nov 13, 2019
Kedondong, Great Hog Plum, Golden Apple, Otaheite Apple, Yellow Plum, Jew Plum, Ambrarella

Description

Small evergreen or deciduous tree 6-20 m tall. Leaves compound, 20-60 cm long, 9-25 leaflets with terminal leaflet. Flowers small, white, inconspicuous in terminal cluster. Fruits 6-9 cm long, ovoid, green turning golden-yellow when ripen.

Ecology

Dry or secondary vegetation to 500 m.

Distribution

Only known from cultivation, probably arose in tropical Asia.

Uses

Fruits are edible, eaten raw or cooked. When green, the fruit is crisp and slightly acidic. Young leaves are also edible as salad or cooked.