Fruit · Medicinal
Mangosteen (purple)
Garcinia mangostana L.
Malaysia and Borneo
Fun factThe sap of the mangosteen has been used to dye silk black and will stain the hands for a time.
A slow-growing evergreen tree with a pyramidal crown and thick, glossy, opposite leaves, called the queen of tropical fruit for the taste of its fruit. The round, dark purple fruit keeps its green calyx and opens to reveal white, juicy segments arranged like a peeled mandarin. Seedlings can take 10 to 15 years to flower, and because the seeds are apomictic every seedling is genetically identical to its parent.
Sourced · see Record tab
7on the estate
3carrying a tag
2sponsored
FamilyClusiaceae
Spanish nameMangostán
Also known asMangosteen, Purple mangosteen, Avacado, Mangosteen, Mangosteen (yellow)
Native toPeninsular Malaysia and Borneo
| Tag | Garden area | Zone | Planted | Status | Sponsored | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Main Orchard | B | 23 May 2018 | Healthy | James S., USA | |
| 245 | Main Orchard | B | 17 June 2016 | Dead | — | |
| 246 | Main Orchard | B | 17 June 2016 | Healthy | James S., USA | |
| — | — | — | — | Planted | — | |
| — | — | — | 24 May 2018 | Planted | — | |
| — | — | — | 24 May 2018 | Planted | — | |
| — | — | — | 24 May 2018 | Planted | — |
4 of these have no tag yet; they will be numbered when the garden team re-tags the estate.