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[22] [23] Mangosteen trees need a well-distributed rainfall over the year (<40 mm/month) and a 3–5 week dry season. [22] Mangosteen trees are sensitive to water availability and application of fertilizer input which is increased with the age of trees, regardless of region.
Abiu may have several flowering periods a year, with potential for both flowers and fruit on the tree at one time. The development time from flower to ripe fruit is about 3 months. [4] The main crop season varies by climate. The flowers on the tree may occur either single or in clusters of two to five flowers.
Mangifera indica is a large green tree, valued mainly for its fruits, both green and ripe. [4] Approximately 500-1000 varieties have been identified, named, or reported, primarily in India . [ 4 ] It can grow up to 15–30 metres (50–100 feet) tall [ 7 ] with a similar crown width and a trunk circumference of more than 3.7 m (12 ft).
Twist the stem off the mangosteen. Squeeze your thumbs through that opening to puncture it. "Press on the sides so that the fruit easily pulls apart (in sections like an orange) to enjoy its white ...
When the bark is cut it exudes a yellow resin called gamboge that is used in food, paints and medicines. 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.
Plants that produce recalcitrant seeds include avocado, mango, mangosteen, lychee, cocoa, rubber tree, some horticultural trees, [2] aquatic plants such as Nymphaea caerulea [3], and several plants used in traditional medicine, such as species of Virola and Pentaclethra.
The rind of partially ripe mangosteen fruit yields mangostin and also the related compound β-mangostin. Researchers conducted the optimization steps in order to increase the yield of α-mangostin extraction from the pericarp of the mangosteen and was able to achieve 9.2 g/kg DW. [ 1 ]
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