Thespesia garckeana /ˌθɛsˈpiːʒə ˌɡɑːrkiˈænə, -ˈɑːnə/ (also known by its synonym Azanza garckeana) is a tree in the family Malvaceae, found throughout the warmer parts of Southern Africa in wooded grasslands, open woodland and thickets.

[1] Common names: African chewing gum, goron tula, snot apple, tree hibiscus, mutohwe (Shona), nkole (Sri Lanka),[2] uXakuxaku (isiNdebele) and morojwa (Setswana).

The taste is quite different to a mango, it has a sweet scent, the darker the tinge, as well as the droplets of sap that cover the outside, glistening in the sun.

It is a hard shell fruit, each segment of the fruit when consumed breaks down the compounds and creates a sticky, almost gelatinous texture and finally into a pulp, thats sucked of all its nutrients and is not digested.

Like with any other fruits, when it is not ripe, you can tell by the green tinge, and the taste is more bitter in the fibre though sweet overall.