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Mangosteen

Mangosteen, also called mangostan or purple mangosteen, is a tropical evergreen tree with edible fruit native to the Malay Peninsula and Borneo. It has been cultivated extensively in tropical Asia since ancient times. It is grown mainly in Southeast Asia, southwest India and other tropical areas such as Colombia, Puerto Rico and Florida, where the tree has been introduced. The tree grows from 6 to 25 m tall.

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Taxonomy

Scientific: Garcinia mangostana
Genus: Garcinia
Kingdom: Plantae
Habit: tree

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