Mangosteen has 2 different meanings. It can refer to a tree that grows in Malaysia or it can refer to a tropical fruit that has a thick red and brown rind.
The most well known variety, the purple mangosteen is known as Garcinia mangostana. The less well known varieties are the button mangosteen (G. prainiana) and the charichuelo (G. madruno).
wild mangosteen =)
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The mangosteen is a type of fruit. It is used in medicines for several conditions.
The Tagalog word for mangosteen is "mangostan."
Mangosteen ink is made from the deep purple pericarp of the fruit.
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The most well known variety, the purple mangosteen is known as Garcinia mangostana. The less well known varieties are the button mangosteen (G. prainiana) and the charichuelo (G. madruno).
No, champoy is not the Tagalog term for mangosteen fruit. Champoy is the sweet- salty- sourish dried plum while mangosteen is the purple fruit which is sweet, tangy, fibrous and juicy.
Many images of the mangosteen are available via the Related link.
wild mangosteen =)
The mangosteen tree is a tropical plant. It is mainly grown in Southeast Asia. Some have been grown in southern Florida.
The Mangosteen is a tropical evergreen tree, believed to have originated in the Sunda Islands and the Moluccas of Indonesia and thus may not have a specifically Greek name.
Benedictine praline mangosteen
Garcinia mangostana