Kudampuli variety · Released variety
IC244100-2 (INGR 04061)
Also known as Early-bearing Malabar tamarind accession
Kerala, Western Ghats · ICAR-NBPGR Regional Station Thrissur · 2004
Early bearing at 6 years, high fruit number (1496 fruits/tree), fresh fruit yield 104.2 kg/tree with individual fruit weight 82.6 g. Dry rind thickness 3.5 mm, consistent yield over 9 years. Suitable for commercial cultivation in humid tropics.
Key facts
| Type | Released variety |
|---|---|
| Origin | Kerala, Western Ghats |
| Breeder / source | ICAR-NBPGR Regional Station Thrissur |
| Year released | 2004 |
| Parentage | Selected from farmer orchards, seedling-derived |
| Yield | Reported 104.2 kg fresh fruit per tree; dry rind yield approximately 15–18 kg per tree annually after establishment |
| Tolerance | Commonly faced by Garcinia: hard scales, beetles, seedling blight in nursery; tolerance data not separately reported for this accession |
| Distinctive features | Early maturity, uniform fruiting, good rind quality for drying, dioecious (female sex essential for fruit) |
| Grown in | Kerala; cultivable across Western Ghats moist zones with >2500 mm rainfall |
| Also known as | Early-bearing Malabar tamarind accession |
Figures are indicative, compiled from public agricultural sources (ICAR institutes, State Agricultural Universities, the Spices Board and the National Innovation Foundation) and vary with soil, season and management. Confirm with your local package of practices.
IC244100-2 (INGR 04061) in detail
IC244100-2 is an early-bearing Garcinia (Malabar tamarind) accession registered by ICAR-NBPGR in 2004. It reaches fruiting at about six years and carries a high fruit load—roughly 1,500 fruits per tree—a genuine improvement for Western Ghats growers facing the long wait from seedlings.
Origin & story
The accession was registered in 2004 by ICAR-NBPGR's Regional Station at Thrissur. NBPGR conserves the genus Garcinia across India's wet tropics, and IC244100-2 stands out as a formally registered, tested selection for kudampuli rather than the usual reliance on chance seedlings and forest harvest.
How it grows
It fruits in about six years on female plants, earlier than typical unselected seedlings. A single mature tree yields around 104 kg of fresh fruit, with yield staying consistent over roughly nine years. It is suited to Kerala's humid tropics and the high-rainfall zones of the Western Ghats where kudampuli grows.
Quality & character
The dry rind is about 3.5 mm thick and uniform across fruits—useful traits for drying, since thicker, more consistent material tends to cure and keep better. Garcinia is dioecious, so female trees bear the fruit and a pollinating male must be present for fruit set.
Why it matters to buyers
For growers, IC244100-2 shortens the wait to first fruit compared with traditional seedling orchards—useful in humid, monsoon-prone regions where trees are long-lived but early returns matter. Uniform fruiting and consistent rind thickness help reduce variability at curing. For traders, steadier yield and rind quality make it more predictable than variable landrace material. It remains a minor variety, but reflects a move toward deliberate cultivation over forest gathering.
About kudampuli
Kudampuli—the pungent dried fruit rind of Garcinia gummi-gutta—dominates Kerala kitchens and spice markets, but the plant itself remains largely a wild harvest of seedling landraces scattered across the Western Ghats. Unlike black pepper or cardamom, formal improved releases are sparse; most cultivation relies on farmer-selected trees and regional types…
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