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Clusiaceae
Mangosteen Flower
Garcinia mangostana
Royalty and perfection.
- Family
- Clusiaceae
- Genus
- Garcinia
- Native to
- Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Type
- tree
- Height
- 20-80 ft
- Sunlight
- partial shade to full sun
- Soil
- rich, moist, well-drained, acidic
- Water
- high
- Hardiness
- 11-12
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Queen Victoria reportedly offered a reward of 100 pounds sterling to anyone who could bring her a fresh mangosteen fruit.
- Mangosteen trees are famously slow growers, taking 8 to 15 years from seed to first flowering.
- The flowers are fleshy and thick, about two inches across, with four sepals and four petals in red and green.
- Most mangosteen trees produce fruit without pollination through a process called apomixis, making every fruit a genetic clone of the mother tree.
- The rind of the fruit contains xanthones, compounds studied for their potent antioxidant properties.
Color meanings
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royalty
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luxury
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perfection
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patience