The Button Mangosteen (Garcinia prainiana) is also known as Cherapu. It has a flavor similar to but different from it's cousin the mangosteen with an interesting taste but unlike it's cousin its skin is tissue-thin instead of a hard rind. It is closely related to other edible tropical fruits such as Mangosteen and Rheedia spp. It can be grown in a container, unlike its cousin the mangosteen. The fruit is grown in southeast Asia, by a few backyard growers in south Florida, and enjoyed out of hand. They are also growing this plant in the Whitman Rare Fruit Pavillion in Fairchild_Tropical_Botanic_Garden in south Florida. Binomial name Garcinia mangostana L. The mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana) is a tropical evergreen tree, believed to have originated in the Sunda Islands and the Moluccas. ... Binomial name Garcinia mangostana L. The mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana) is a tropical evergreen tree, believed to have originated in the Sunda Islands and the Moluccas. ... Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden is a superb, 33 ha (83 acre) botanic garden, with extensive collections of rare tropical plants including palms, cycads, flowering trees and vines, located in Coral Gables, Florida. ...
References and Links
Tradewinds Fruit:Button Mangosteen
Five Decades with Tropical Fruit, A Personal Journey (2001) by William Francis Whitman
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