Hybrid parentage 'Zill' x 'Kent' Origin Florida, USA | Cultivar 'Jakarta' Genus Mangifera | |
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Similar Beverly, Cushman, Van Dyke, Zill, Saigon | ||
The 'Jakarta' mango is a named mango cultivar that originated in south Florida.
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History
The original tree was grown on the property of Laurence Zill in Boynton Beach, FL, and was reportedly a seedling of the 'Paheri' mango. A 2005 pedigree analysis indicated that 'Jakarta' was likely the result of a cross between the 'Zill' and 'Kent' varieties.
'Jakarta' did not gain widespread acceptance as a commercial mango, however it did find a market as a nursery stock and dooryard tree in Florida.
'Jakarta' trees are part of the collections of the USDA's National Germplasm Repository in Miami, FL, and the Miami-Dade Fruit and Spice Park in Homestead, FL.
Description
The fruit has a round to oblong shape, and develops a distinctive sunset orange-red color at maturity, averaging a little over a pound in weight. The flesh is yellow and fiberless, with a uniquely resinous but rich flavor and aroma, and contains a monoembryonic seed. The fruit mature from June to August in Florida.
'Jakarta' trees are vigorous growers and form dense, rounded canopies.