Mangosteen
Garcinia mangostana · Clusiaceae · 망고스틴
How to spot it
Distinguished by the dark purple rind and the thick persistent calyx left on the fruit.
Look
- Leaves
- Large elliptic to oblong leaves with smooth margins, glossy, leathery and thick.
- Fruit
- A thick, persistent calyx stays on top of the dark purple round fruit; the white fleshy segments (arils) inside are sweet and eaten fresh or as dessert.
Where it grows
- Native to
- Native to the Malay Peninsula.
Sources
- 국립수목원 국가표준식물목록(KPNI 웹 조회)
- NParks Flora&Fauna Web — Garcinia mangostana var. mangostana
- J. Morton, Fruits of Warm Climates(1987) — Purdue University NewCROP
- National Geographic, Daniel Stone, 'Meet the Mangosteen' (2016-05-26)
- 미국 연방관보(Federal Register) Vol.72 No.119, 'Importation of Litchi, Longan, Mango, Mangosteen, Pineapple, and Rambutan From Thailand' (2007-06-21)