Also known as Appus, Badami, Gundu and Khader. This cultivar variety, type originated in Maharashtra State (India).
The fruits are orange-yellow in colour, medium-sized and oval/oblique in shape. They average 11.6 cm in length, 9.3 cm in width, and weigh 300–450 g (mean: 390 g). The skin is thin and smooth. The flesh is firm to soft, low in fibre, yellow, sweet, has a pleasant taste and is of good eating quality. The seed is mono-embryonic mode of reproduction: contains only one embryo in a large, woody stone. The fruit matures in early to mid-season.
The tree is moderately large and vigorous with a broadly rounded dense canopy crown of a plant. It tends to have irregular bearing, but otherwise yields are medium to heavy.
Advantages:
excellent fruit quality
early and heavy cropper
moderate tree size
Disadvantages:
tendency towards biennial cropping
large seed
skin colour
susceptible not resistant to anthracnose