An outstanding cultivar except for bitter aftertaste, and of potential use in breeding. Origin: Indonesia, coll. by plant explorers H.F. Winters and Higgins and, introd. by USDA in 1970. Tree: upright, spreading, vigorous. Flowers long-styled. Fruit: large, cylindrical, and star-shaped in cross section, 10.2 cm long × 8.0 cm broad, weighing on average 185 g, with 13.0 seeds when well cross-pollinated; skin waxy, deep yellow; outstandingly firm with ribs similar in thickness to B-10. Flesh very crisp, juicy, and sweet but often with a bitter aftertaste.
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