Bachangvariety
Limus piit
A locally distinguished small, nearly round-fruited form.
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Taste & texture
Bachang's local form names say more about texture than fruit size does; ask about fiber and seed size.
extension guidance · West Java and East Kalimantan, Indonesia; 2009 Agroforestree Database species account.
Read the evidence
World Agroforestry distinguishes small, nearly round limus piit from West Java’s large, oblong limus tipung, described as scarcely fibrous and fine textured. It reports a similar form, asem linggau, in East Kalimantan, with many fruit having abortive seeds.
- Fruit tested
- Named local forms of Mangifera foetida.
- Varieties compared
- Limus piit, Limus tipung, Asem linggau
- Use studied
- Understanding cultivar or handling differences in the identified fruit.
- Published
- 2009
How to spot it
- Shape
- nearly round
- Size
- small
Origin & family
Field notes
Original source notes
trait observations
- trait
- source reported character
- source url
- apps.worldagroforestry.org ↗
- observation
- A locally distinguished small, nearly round-fruited form.