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    Also known as Baniti, Gourka, Egg Tree, Mundu and Rata Fruit, it is a sub-woody plant that belongs to Clusiaceae family well known as mangosteen and “the Queen of Fruits”. This species is found in humid and tropical forest in coastal areas and inland upto 500 meters altitude. It can also thrive in moist and shady environment. Mundu is an evergreen, medium sized and much branched perennial tree which measures 10-13 meters high with an upright growth habit. Bark is rough, dark brown and branches are green and sparsely hairy angled. Leaves are simple, opposite, large, ovate and oval to oblong about 10-30 cm long by 3-15 cm wide. Petioles are 1 to 2 cm long. Flowers are pentamerous having 5 sepals and 5 yellowish-green or yellowish-white petals.  Male ones are smaller measuring 6 mm across with 5 adelphous stamens,  yellow lobed central dis and a rudimentary pis-til. Fruits are globose to oblate measuring 5-8 cm in diameter and green when immature turning to yellow or deep yellow when ripe. Fruit has thin skin with yellow and fibrous pulp and 1-5 brown seeds each about 2.5 cm long.

    Health Benefits of Mundu fruit

    1. Heal wounds

    The fruit has an anti-inflammatory property which helps to heal wounds and pains. It is helpful to maintain skin health.

    1. Erase Pain

    The injured or chafed skin will make pain which could be reduced by using Mundu fruit.

    1. Goiters

    Besides injuries, it could be used to treat goiter. Sprinkle grounded goiter on affected part of goiter.

    1. Relieve abdominal pain

    Mundu has saponin, flavonoids, toning and anti-inflammatory properties which is helpful to cure stomachache.

    1. Treat bile problems

    Besides stomach health, the fruit is effective for treating bile problems. The mundu fruit helps the one to defecate.

    1. Treatment for Diarrhea

    Diarrhea is caused due to lack of digestive section to solve or create dirt which is found on part of digestive tract treated with either making it difficult to pass.

    1. Treat enema

    Enema is a disease which attacks bile. Mundu fruit is helpful in overcoming this problem.

    1. Helps bowel movement

    People with too many bowel movements continuously find Mundu fruit to be helpful. Leaves are used to treat it.

    1. Treat Thrush

    Mundu fruit has anti-inflammatory properties which help to eliminate thrush of mouth area.

    1. Helpful for bad breath

    Bad breath is caused due to canker sores specified with deficiency of Vitamin C.

    1. Treat burns

    Mundu fruit is used to treat burns.

    Medicinal uses

    • Crushed fruit extract is used to provide relief from scurvy in Thailand.
    • Use the crushed bark extract to clean wounds.
    • Apply the pounded leaves to cure swellings.

    Culinary uses

    • Consume it fresh or serve it in sherbets.
    • Make the fruits into jam, fruit paste and butter.
    • Fruits are cooked and candied.

    References:

    https://www.researchgate.net/publication/308476272_Garcinia_dulcis_Roxburgh_Kurz_Clusiaceae_a_new_distributional_record_for_Assam_India

    https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=506128#null

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garcinia_dulcis

    http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Garcinia+dulcis

    https://www.rarepalmseeds.com/garcinia-dulcis

    https://healthyperson45.blogspot.com/2019/06/top-11-for-health-benefits-of-fruit.html

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    Mundu Quick Facts
    Name: Mundu
    Scientific Name: Garcinia dulcis
    Origin Peninsular Malaysia, southern Thailand, Java, Borneo and the Philippines
    Colors Yellow or deep yellow
    Shapes Globose to oblate, 5–8 cm in diameter
    Flesh colors Soft yellow
    Taste Pleasant
    Name Mundu
    Scientific Name Garcinia dulcis
    Native Peninsular Malaysia, southern Thailand, Java, Borneo and the Philippines
    Common/English Name Baniti, Gourka, Egg Tree, Mundu, Rata Fruit
    Name in Other Languages Dutch: Moendoe;
    Indonesia: Mundu (Gorantalo), Baros, Moendo, Kledeng, Munder, Mundu, Mundur (Javanese), Monhdu (Madurese), Mundu (Lampon g), Mundu (Minangkabau), Mundu (Malay), Mundu
    (Lingga), Patung-Patung (Makassar), Jabura, Golodog-Panto, Jawura, Mundu (Sundanese);
    Malaysia: Mundu, Mendu;
    Philippines: Buneg (Iloko), Bagalot (Bisaya), Baniti (Tagalog), Taklang-Anak;
    Thailand: Ma Phut;
    Vietnamese: Bứa Ngot, Tai;
    Assamese: Tepor tenga;
    Bengali: Dephol;
    Dutch: Moendo;
    Javanese: Baros, Mundu, Mundur;
    Lampong, Malay, Minangkabau: Mundu;
    Makassar: Patung-Patung;
    Indonesia: Golodog-Pnato
    Plant Growth Habit Evergreen, much branched perennial tree
    Plant Size 10–13 m high
    Bark Dark brown and rough
    Leaves Ovate, oval to oblong up to 10–30 cm long by 3–15 cm wide
    Flowering Season April – May
    Fruit shape & size Globose to oblate, 5–8 cm in diameter
    Fruit color Yellow or deep yellow
    Flesh color Soft yellow
    Fruit peel Thin
    Flavor/aroma Pleasant acid
    Fruit Taste Pleasant
    Seed Brown, 2.5 cm long
    Fruit Season July – November

    Mundu Scientific Classification

    Scientific Name: Garcinia dulcis

    Rank Scientific Name & (Common Name)
    Kingdom Plantae (Plants)
    Subkingdom Viridiplantae (Green plants)
    Infrakingdom Streptophyta (Land plants)
    Superdivision Embryophyta
    Division Tracheophyta (Vascular plants, tracheophytes)
    Class Magnoliopsida
    Order Malpighiales
    Family Clusiaceae
    Genus Garcinia L. (saptree)
    Species Garcinia dulcis (Roxb.) Kurz (gourka)
    Synonyms
    • Garcinia elliptica Choisy
    • Garcinia longifolia Blume
    • Stalagmitis dulcis (Roxb.) Cambess.
    • Stalagmitis javanensis (Blume) Spach
    • Xanthochymus dulcis Roxb.
    • Xanthochymus javanensis Blume.