Food
Mangosteen
Category: Food
Type
Voluntary
Introduction and description
The mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana) is a tropical evergreen tree believed to have originated in the Sunda Islands and the Moluccas of Indonesia.
It grows mainly in Southeast Asia, southwest India and other tropical areas such as Puerto Rico and Florida, where the tree has been introduced. The tree grows from 6 to 25 m (19.7 to 82.0 ft) tall.
The fruit of the mangosteen is sweet and tangy, juicy, somewhat fibrous, with fluid-filled vesicles (like the flesh of citrus fruits), with an inedible, deep reddish-purple colored rind (exocarp) when ripe.
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