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[1] [2] [3] It is commonly known as mundu or munu in Indonesia and Malaysia, [1] baniti or taklang-anak in the Philippines, [4] [5] [6] and maphuut or ma phut in Thailand. [5] [7] In English, it is sometimes known as yellow mangosteen, [8] although that name is used for several other species as well.
Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana), also known as the purple mangosteen, [2] is a tropical evergreen tree with edible fruit native to Island Southeast Asia, from the Malay Peninsula to Borneo. It has been cultivated extensively in tropical Asia since ancient times.
Mangosteen: Garcinia mangostana [citation needed] Mangosteen is the national fruit of Thailand. It is also known as the ‘Queen of Fruits’. It is available from May until August. Mangosteen is called ‘Mangkhud’ in Thai language. Turkey: Sultana Grapes: Vitis vinifera [citation needed] Turkmenistan: Watermelon: Citrullus lanatus [citation ...
The number of species is disputed; Plants of the World Online (POWO) recognise up to 400. [1] Commonly, the plants in this genus are called saptrees, mangosteens (which may also refer specifically to Garcinia mangostana), or garcinias, and is one of several plants known as by the name "monkey fruit".
In English it is known as the lemon drop mangosteen (a name it shares with the closely related and similarly tasting Garcinia madruno) or sometimes monkey fruit. In Spanish it is called mameyito, though it is known as jorco in Costa Rica. [3] In the Philippines, it is known as berba. In Portuguese it is called achachairu.
It can be used as a rootstock for the mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana). [4] In Malnad region of Karnataka, Tirtahalli and Chikkamagalore this is widely used in name of 'odduli', especially in fish recipes. Odduli is prepared by boiling the fruit to get a thick black liquid which can be stored for years without adding preservatives.
Garcinia xanthochymus, the false mangosteen, gamboge, yellow mangosteen, Himalayan Garcinia, or sour mangosteen is a species of mangosteens found from India, southern China, and Japan through Indochina to Peninsular Malaysia at elevations of 0 - 1400 meters. [2] Plants are found growing in humid forests of valleys or on hills.
Garcinia livingstonei (African mangosteen, lowveld mangosteen, Livingstone's garcinia or imbe) is a species of Garcinia, native to a broad area of tropical Africa, from Côte d'Ivoire east to Somalia, and south to South Africa. [1] [2] Flower. It is an evergreen small tree, growing to 6–18 m tall.