Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana)

#Dlium Manggis or mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana) is a tropical plant species in Clusiaceae, up to 25 m tall, thick exocarp, bright green and turns reddish purple after ripe with 1-2 large seeds and edible white mesocarp layers. G. mangostana produces sweet, pungent, watery, slightly fibrous fruits with vesicles filled with liquid, mesocarp surrounding each almond-shaped and large-sized seeds. The resulting bundle seeds are basically asexual embryos. Young fruit does not require fertilization to grow, pale green or white under the canopy. The fruit enlarges for 2 to 3 months and then turns dark green with growth in size increasing in diameter from 6-8 cm and remaining hard. Mangosteen thrives and produces fruit at 25-35C with a humidity of more than 80%. Temperature 38-40C makes the leaves and fruit prone to sunburn. Tree shoots prefer shade and mature shade-tolerant trees. Manggis has a weak root system and prefers deep, well drained soils with high water content and often grows on river banks. Trees require well-distributed rain throughout the year at least 40 mm/month and a dry season of 3-5 weeks. Maturation of the fruit takes 5-6 months with the harvest occurs when the purple pericarps. Kingdom: Plantae Clade: Tracheophytes Clade: Angiosperms Clade: Eudicots Clade: Rosids Order: Malpighiales Family: Clusiaceae Genus: Garcinia Species: G. mangostana Learn more: https://www.dlium.com/2020/01/mangosteen-garcinia-mangostana.html Location: Tempel, Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia. Aryo Bandoro Dlium Web: https://www.dlium.com Twit: https://twitter.com/TheDlium FB: https://www.facebook.com/Dlium Pin: https://www.pinterest.com/TheDlium