Kuwinivariety
Bembem
A local form described as having a stronger turpentine-like smell and taste.
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Taste & texture
- Flavour
- stronger turpentine-like smell and taste
Kuwini's local forms differ in fiber, aroma and juiciness; ask the seller for the local name.
extension guidance · West Java, including Banten, Indonesia; forms described in the 2009 Agroforestree Database.
Read the evidence
The World Agroforestry account distinguishes West Java bembem, with stronger turpentine-like smell and taste, from less fibrous, milder kaweni. It describes Banten’s rare gandarassa as less sweet, juicier and less strongly scented than kaweni, while acknowledging that form is poorly known.
- Fruit tested
- Fresh Mangifera odorata fruit; descriptive local forms.
- Varieties compared
- Bembem, Kaweni, Gandarassa
- Use studied
- Understanding cultivar or handling differences in the identified fruit.
- Published
- 2009
Origin & family
Field notes
Original source notes
trait observations
- trait
- source reported character
- source url
- apps.worldagroforestry.org ↗
- observation
- A local form described as having a stronger turpentine-like smell and taste.