this is a oblong, orangeish fruit, kind of like an apricot, but much different flavor. my wife says they are called:

มะยงชิด in thai, but can't find it in any dictionaries.

i LOVE these things. the expensive ones (90 baht/kilo) are larger, tart near the surface, and sweet beneath.

this is a oblong, orangeish fruit, kind of like an apricot, but much different flavor. my wife says they are called:

มะยงชิด in thai, but can't find it in any dictionaries.

i LOVE these things. the expensive ones (90 baht/kilo) are larger, tart near the surface, and sweet beneath.

Another name for the same fruit is มะปราง, also known as marian plums. There's a photo at http://www.simply-thai.com/Thai-Market_Fruit_Marian_Plum.htm or bouea macrophylla. One of my favorites.

According to RID, มะปราง is the general name, encompassing several varieties:

กาวาง: a sour variety (กาวาง, as in, so sour even the birds won't touch it, I presume)

มะยง: a sweet/sour variety

มะยงชิด: a sweet variety

I'm sure there's some mixing up of which are called which, but that's the supposedly authoritative word.

First I must apologize that my English may not be 100% correct…

As I have been interested in tropical fruits and plants for many years I have got several books on this subject, some written in Thai. In these books (and in the internet) I found the following re. มะปราง and มะยง:

The scientific name of the genus is Bouea, there are three species with edible fruits:

1) Bouea microphylla

This is a (not very tall) tree with small leaves and relatively small fruits, it is found in Southern Thailand only. It originates from Southern Thailand and still can be found in the "jungle" and is called มะปรางป่า . Another common name (at least in the south) is มะปริง (I bought มะปริง in a market in Trang, a really sour fruit!)

2) Bouea macrophylla

A tree with large leaves. This kind originates in Malaysia and Indonesia and is usually not cultivated in Thailand. The Malayans call it "setar" and I am told that the name Alo Setar (also spelled Alostar), a Malaysian city between Hadyai and Penang, is related to this

3) Bouea burmanica

This species is intensively cultivated in Thailand, it is known as มะปรางบ้าน and มะปรางสวน

This third species is generally divided into three categories:

a) มะปรางเปรี้ยว with really sour fruits. This type is commonly known as กาวาง

b ) มะปรางหวาน with very sweet fruits. The most famous variety is grown in Nontabury and called มะปรางท่าอิฐ

c) มะยง of which two types exist, a sweet and sour (หวานอมเปรี้ยว) variety which is called มะยงชิด, and a more sour variety which is called มะยงห่าง

How really to distinguish these three categories I do, however, not know….

Erwin

Thank you for taking the time Erwin, that was a great post.

this is a oblong, orangeish fruit, kind of like an apricot, but much different flavor. my wife says they are called:

มะยงชิด in thai, but can't find it in any dictionaries.

i LOVE these things. the expensive ones (90 baht/kilo) are larger, tart near the surface, and sweet beneath.

I know this forum is supposed to be about the Thai language, names, and such but.....

Common Names

English: maprang, gandaria, plum mango, Marian mango

Spanish: gandaria

German: pflaumenmango

Indonesia: ramania

Malaysia: kundang, rembunia, setar

Thailand: ma praang, somprang

there are pictures of one variety at this site:

http://montosogardens.com/bouea_macrophylla.htm