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24-585: The Kundang name origin comes from Sungai Kundang (Kundang River). Kundang is the Malay name for Bouea macrophylla , also known as Gandaria or Plum Mango. It originates from Malaysia and Indonesia, and this fruit have economical value in countries such as Thailand and Myanmar. Not a long time ago, the Kundang fruit have been portrayed to be a theme in Malaysia stamps collection. Its mango alike fruit, but smaller than

48-469: A major retailer introduced the fruit to the British public under the name plango , apparently a portmanteau word for "plum" and "mango". At the time the announcements noted the resemblance of the fruit to plums and mangoes, and some of the local press deliberately or naively announced that the fruit was a cross between a plum and a mango, which is not botanically plausible as plums and mangoes are not in

72-457: A mango) are green in colour and mature to an orange/yellow, with the seed being pink. They grow to roughly 2 to 5 cm (0.7 to 1.9 inches) in diameter . The entire fruit, including its skin is edible. The fruit range from sweet to sour in flavor similar to the Alphonso mango , and have a light smell of turpentine . When ripe, the fruit is soft and has fibrous mango-like seeds that have

96-528: A mango, and it has a slight sour taste from its relative. This place is called Kundang because of its connection with the Kundang tree. But Kundang trees is not visible anymore here after some hundred years passed. Many of Kundang residents did not know how a Kundang tree looks like. The opening of Kundang is strongly related to tin ore. At the end of the 19th century, tin ore was found in the Kundang River. This discovery attracts many Chinese immigrants to

120-525: A noticeable purple color. Flowering and fruiting times differ for Thailand and Indonesia . The tree is native to Indonesia , and Burma . It is also found in Thailand , Laos , and Malaysia , where it is commercially grown. It can also be found in the northern parts of Pakistan (such as Murree and Nathia Gali). Both the leaves and fruit from the tree can be eaten. The leaves can be eaten raw when they are still young, and can be used in salads . While

144-724: A reclaimed land from the tin mining activity, this basic 18-hole golf course may give some amateur golfers a new experience. Bouea macrophylla Bouea macrophylla , commonly known as gandaria or plum mango or mango plum in English, is a species of flowering plant native to Southeast Asia . The tree belongs to the family Anacardiaceae which also includes mango and cashew . The evergreen tree grows to heights of 25 meters. Its leaves are lanceolate to elliptic in shape (see: Leaf shape ), and range from 13 to 45 cm (5 to 17 inches) long and from 5 to 7 cm (2 to 3 inches) wide. The unripe fruit (resembling

168-588: Is 1525 people and 1565 in 1970. This reflects migration of residents. But now the condition is far better, with the 5800 increase in 1995. The village estimated to have 7000 residents before the 1980s, when the decline of tin mining and rubber made Kundang became deserted again. To find new sources of living, residents had started to plant papaya in land plots, hundreds of acres at the Kundang New Village border. In short time, hundreds of land turned into papaya plantations. In that time, Kundang New Village

192-555: Is a haven to anglers especially who hunts for Toman fish (Ophicephalus micropeltes). The former Kundang Tin mine, encompassing of 80 acres of area is rich with this kind of fish. Some housing estate is also located here, such as Taman Tasik Biru (low cost and intermediate homes) and Laguna Biru (apartments). Homestays are available in Laguna Biru. People outside Kundang also have their weekend spend here. Some of Malay films and commercial adverts also being filmed here. Also formed from

216-476: Is a hundred year old well in Kundang Old Town. But due to low pressure water, water rationing is always carried out in Kundang. Therefore, many of Kundang residents still using this well until today. The Kundang New Village has 200 families with approximately 1500 people when it was first established. After 30 years, the differences of total residents is not really significant. The total residents in 1954

240-539: Is an expressway in Selangor , Malaysia . It is part of the Kuala Lumpur Outer Ring Road. The 32 km (20 mi) expressway connects Ijok near Kuala Selangor to Templer's Park near Rawang and not Kuala Lumpur as its name suggests – consequently, motorists will need to travel another 20 km to Kuala Lumpur via Kuala Lumpur–Rawang Highway . Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway

264-421: Is called 'Selangor's Papaya Village'. This good condition did not last long. One of the reason is, the type of papaya planted there is from ordinary genes. It makes the selling prices low. Added with the price application by middleman makes those papaya can be sold at 8 cents per catty (1 catty = 600 grams). One more problem is tree diseases. Residents started to leave papaya plantation sector slowly and gradually in

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288-685: Is commonly known in English as the "marian plum", "gandaria", "plum mango" and "mango plum". In Malay , the tree is known as kundang in Malay and its fruit buah kundang . The Malays differentiate between two varieties: In Indonesian , it is known as ramania and gandaria . It is also known in Thai as maprang (มะปราง), mayong (มะยง) and mayong chit (มะยงชิด). In Burmese as mayan-thi (မရန်းသီး); and in Vietnamese as thanh trà . In 2015

312-566: Is located around 4–6 km away. As part of an initiative to facilitate faster transaction at the Ijok, Kuang East, Kuang West, Kundang East, Kundang West and Taman Rimba Templer Toll Plazas, all toll transactions at six toll plazas on the Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway have been conducting electronically via Touch 'n Go cards or SmartTAGs starting 2 March 2016. (Starting 15 October 2015) The speed limit for

336-852: Is the fourth east–west-oriented expressway in the Klang Valley after the Federal Highway , the New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE) and the Shah Alam Expressway . The Kilometre Zero of the expressway is located at Ijok. Previously, the Federal Route 54 was the only gateway to Kuala Selangor, with a typical journey of 1 hours. The Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway project was awarded to Bina Puri Holdings Berhad for contract amounting to MYR 958 million. The turnkey contractor for this project

360-577: Is tin ore, there is Hakka people. Ka Yin and Kochow Association in Kundang proved that these two clans is the earliest Chinese immigrants settled there. Aside of the Ka Yin clan who forms the majority of residents in Kundang, another bigger clans comes from the Hui Zhou, while the minority is from the He Po clan. To boost the industry of tin mining, British colonizers had developed the railway system. In 1915,

384-540: The 1990s. Now the history of the papaya plantation on its heyday at Kundang New Village is just a memory. Traditionally, Kundang refers to a village here. However, recent years saw some variation of certain neighborhood around Kundang. Now, Kundang may refers to the places below: Kundang is well-served by an excellent road network. This area is directly linked to Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway (LATAR). The B149 Selangor State Road runs through this town, and connects with LATAR and B29 Kuang Road. This recreation lake

408-590: The Hakka descendants in Kundang. In circa 1920, British had encouraged the residents to plant rubber in mass scale. The residents have been awarded land plots to plant rubber. Kundang Estate was the biggest rubber plantation estate in Kundang in that time (the area beside the Kundang Industrial Area). In the Japanese occupation from 1942 to 1945, Kundang paralyses due to war. This place was also one of

432-535: The MPAJA headquarters. This chaotic atmosphere strikes back in 1948. To break the help from being received by the MCP, British had gathered all residents who live scattered outside the Kundang area and effectively established the Kundang New Village. The Kundang Old Town is a part of Kundang New Village. A row of old shoplots that still standing until today differentiates them with the new town. According to oral stories, there

456-543: The beginning of the 20th century. In the year of 1924, Kuala Lumpur Rubber company also started tin mining operations in Kundang. The company name soon changed to Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad. Meanwhile, Lee Li Sheng and Lee Jiu Ru, the Chinese tin tycoon from the Ka Yin descendant, who is one of the tin mining operators in Kundang. They had built the Gen Yen school in 1934 to appreciate the contribution of tin mining workers from

480-433: The first railway track that connects Kundang and Kuang together with Batu Arang was built. Kundang also had a railway station due to this railway construction. After the decline of tin mining, the railway system also ceased its operation. The Kundang railway station was demolished in 1970. Abandoned railway tracks has become a proof to the history. The Kundang Tin company is the largest British-owned mining company in Kundang at

504-522: The place and the Kundang settlement was established. The Kanching territory which is in the Rawang district, have started tin mining operations in the 1840s is one of the oldest tin mining area in Selangor. After that, areas around Rawang town like Kundang and Kuang have initially started tin mining activities respectively. New settlements are also established due to tin mining. Some people said that if there

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528-549: The same family. Bouea macrophylla taxonomy Species with potential for commercial development Mansfeld database AgroForestryTree Database Kuala Lumpur%E2%80%93Kuala Selangor Expressway The Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway [REDACTED] Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway ( Malay : Lebuhraya Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor ), KLS (formerly Ijok–Templer Park Highway ( Malay : Lebuhraya Ijok–Taman Templer ), LATAR ) or sometimes called LATAR Expressway ( Malay : Lebuhraya LATAR ),

552-417: The seed is edible, the endosperm is generally bitter. The fruit is very acidic and has a mango-like flavour. It can be eaten raw, or made into dishes such as pickle , compote , or sambal . Unripened fruit can be used to make rojak and asinan . In Ambon , the fruit is made for juice. The entire tree can be used as an ornamental fruit bearing shade tree due to its dense foliage. Bouea macrophylla

576-521: Was Mudajaya Corporation Berhad. The construction is divided into two packages, package 1 of the proposed design-and-build contract is from Ijok to Kundang , while package 2 is from Kundang to Templer's Park. Construction work was started in the third quarter 2008 and was completed in the middle of 2011. The expressway was opened to traffic on 23 June 2011. The Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway using opened toll systems. There are 6 toll plazas along Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway. Each toll plaza

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