Mangifera gedebe

Mangifera gedebe is a species of plant in the family Anacardiaceae.[2] In Javanese it is known as kedepir,[3] in Malay repeh,[4] in Sumatra it has been called gedepir, and in Kalimantan kepi.[3] It is a tree, and can grow up to 30 metres tall and up to 60 centimetres diameter, though it usually grows to about 15 metres tall and 45 centimetres diameter at breast height.[5] The elliptic to oblong-shaped leaves are somewhat leathery in texture and 5 to 23 cm in length and 2 to 6 cm in width. The flowers are white, and have five stamens, of which only one is fertile. It produces obliquely subrotund drupes as fruit, these are 8 to 9 cm in diameter and have a thin layer of fibrous flesh. The seeds, like a walnut, have a very irregularly lobed and folded surface.[3]

Mangifera gedebe
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Division:
Tracheophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Sapindales
Family:
Anacardiaceae
Genus:
Mangifera
Species:
M. gedebe
Binomial name
Mangifera gedebe
Synonyms[1]
  • Mangifera gedebi Miquel

It grows in lowlands on river banks or in swamp forests. The flowers appear from June to September, the fruits from August to November.[3]

It is sometimes grown locally for the fruit. The drupes are very sour, and they are only edible when unripe, as when ripe the pulp is too scanty and hard.[3]

A 1991 book, based on information from 1985, states that the species is rare and urgently requires conservation in eastern Borneo;[3] in 2014, the species's conservation status on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species was assessed as 'near threatened'.[6]

References
  1. "Mangifera gedebi (MNGGE)[Overview]". EPPO Global Database. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  2. Hai Xuan Nguyen; Loc Thanh Nguyen; Truong Nhat Van Do; Tho Huu Le; Phu Hoang Dang; Hung Manh Tran; Nhan Trung Nguyen; Mai Thanh Thi Nguyen (2019). "A new phenolic acid from the wood of Mangifera gedebe". Natural Product Research: 1–4. doi:10.1080/14786419.2019.1680666. PMID 31642695.
  3. Jansen, P. C. M.; Jukema, J.; Oyen, L. P. A.; van Lingen, T. G. (1991). Plant Resources of South-East Asia No. 2: Edible fruits and nuts. Wageningen: Pudoc. p. 345. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  4. "Mangifera gedebe: The Sourly Fruit". Forest Research Institute Malaysia. 17 October 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  5. André J.G.H. Kostermans; Jean-Marie Bompard (1993). The Mangoes: Their Botany, Nomenclature, Horticulture and Utilization. Academic Press. pp. 29–32. ISBN 0-12-421920-9.
  6. L. Rhodes; N. Maxted (2014). "Mangifera gedebi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T20678215A20694841.en. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
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