The Tropical Fruit Forum

· Tikal is of excellent quality and medium yield; its flesh is bright-red, except in the white areas surrounding the seeds.
· Canul has a medium fruit with a waxy, shiny dark-red surface and purplish red flesh; it is very aromatic and deliciously sweet with few concretions of hard cells.
· Sarteneja has a medium fruit with a waxy, shiny red surface and pink flesh with a magnificent taste and texture. Although the fruit is not as attractive in appearance as that of the previous two cultivars, the tree is sturdier.
· San Pablo has a long, large fruit with an opaque, light-red surface. The flesh is dark-pink with a good aroma and taste. It is a vigorous, productive cultivar.
· Benque has a big conical fruit with a dark red surface and very tasty dark-pink flesh.
· Caledonia has a small fruit with a dark surface; it is very attractive to cochineal insects (Philophaedra sp.), which are not very common in other varieties. The flesh is pink and has an excellent taste.
· Chonox has a medium fruit with a red skin and juicy, very tasty pink flesh; it is very productive and. for this reason, often has low-quality fruit. It produces abundant flowers in groups of up to 16.

Gulaab Khaas: As the name suggest the mango is reddish in appearance, and is known for its rosy flavour and aroma. It is a mid-season mango having nonfibrous pulp and very popular for making mangobased desserts too.

For last few days I ate gulab khas mango.
Taste is superb and aroma is fantastic.
According to me,this is one of the best mango I have ever tasted.

Scientific name: Syzygium curranii, Syzygium polycephalum (C.B.Rob.)

Also known as: Jambolan Plum, baligang (Bicolano) or igot (Waray)

Fruity details: Lipote belongs to the same family as the clove. Its fruit comes in clusters and has a distinct purple to almost black color. It is similar to the fruit duhat but differs due to its compact clusters. The flesh is slightly sour but turns sweet when ripe. An excellent source of Vitamin C, lipote can be eaten raw or processed into agricultural products like jelly, juice, jam, and wine.