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Anacardiaceae
Gandaria
Bouea macrophylla
Also known as Bouea gandaria, Tropidopetalum javanicum, Plum mango, Maprang
Tropical Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Gandaria · Tropical Fruit Tree · Anacardiaceae · Bouea · Southeast Asia · Edible Fruit · Rare Fruit · Indonesia · Thailand · Subtropical
Gandaria is a tropical fruit tree native to Southeast Asia, producing small, mango-like fruits valued in Indonesian and Thai cuisine. It grows best in warm, humid environments with partial shade tolerance and consistently moist, fertile, well-draining soil. Plant in a large outdoor space in frost-free, tropical or subtropical climates for best fruiting results.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly to keep soil evenly moist; avoid prolonged waterlogging at roots · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 360 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Fruit
- Yes
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Andaman Is., Jawa, Malaya, Sumatera, Thailand
- Attracts
- Bees, Birds, Butterflies
Sources: trefle
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