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The cyprus or Kythera apple or Cythera tree (Spondias dulcis, formerly Spondias cythera) is a fruit tree of the family Anacardiaceae native of Polynesia and cultivated in tropical countries.
Despite its vernacular name, this tree has nothing to do with plum trees, apple trees, peach trees and other trees of the Rosaceae family. In the same family as him, that of Anacardiaceae, we find the mango and the cashew tree, the tree that gives the cashew apple.
The cyprus plum tree is a deciduous tree, composed pinnately about 12 m high.
Fruits called zévi in Reunion, sakoua in the Comoros, vī tahiti (meaning "tahitian mango") in Tahitian and Cytheran plum, Cythère plum, Kythira apple in Europe or apple tanker in New Caledonia, the fruit is fleshy (drupes) yellow-orange, ovoid, about 7 centimeters long. We also find this fruit among others in Central Africa, under the name of cassimango, precisely in Cameroon, in Madagascar where it is called sakoa manga, and in Indonesia and in Malaysia where it is called kedongdong. In Cambodia, it is known as / məkaʔ / (ម្កាក់). In the Democratic Republic of Congo, it is called Manga sende.
The Kythera plum has a very fast growth and its first fruits appear after only three years. In general, fruits fall from the branch while they are still green and can be eaten directly or after a few days, in different forms (raw, cooked, jam, juice, dried, ...).
Kythera plum contains about 80% water and is a very good source of vitamin C (about 26 mg per 100g), as well as essential minerals such as potassium, calcium and sodium.