Garcinia mangostana L.
mangosteen
| Symbol: | GAMA10 | ||||
| Group: | Dicot | ||||
| Family: | Clusiaceae | ||||
| Duration: | Perennial | ||||
| Growth Habit: | Tree | ||||
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| Related Taxa: Garcinia mangostanaL.View 8 genera in Clusiaceae, 12 species in Garcinia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification: Garcinia mangostanaL.Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.
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The purple mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana), colloquially known simply as mangosteen, is a tropical evergreen tree believed to have originated in the Sunda Islands and the Moluccas of Indonesia. The tree grows from 7 to 25 m (20–80 ft) tall. The fruit of the mangosteen is sweet and tangy, juicy, and somewhat fibrous, with an inedible, deep reddish purple-colored rind (exocarp) when ripe. In each fruit, the fragrant edible flesh that surrounds each seed is botanically endocarp, i.e. the inner layer of the ovary
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