Lemon Drop Mangosteen
The vernacular name lemon drop mangosteen is applied to two species of tropical American fruit trees. * '' Garcinia intermedia'' * '' Garcinia madruno'' {{Short pages monitor ...
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Garcinia Intermedia
''Garcinia intermedia'' is a species of tropical American tree which produces tasty fruit. In English it is known as the lemon drop mangosteen (a name it shares with the closely related and similarly tasting ''Garcinia madruno'') or sometimes monkey fruit. In Spanish it is called mameyito, though it is known as jorco in Costa Rica. In the Philippines, it is known as berba. In Portuguese it is called achachairu. The name achachairu is also applied to ''Garcinia humilis'', another species native to Bolivia with larger, round or egg-shaped fruit (see Achachairu). '' G. humilis'' has been commercialized in Australia under the name Achacha. Growth The fast-growing tree reaches a height of about 5 meters. It is tolerant of a wide range of soils, up to an altitude of around 4000 feet. It can be grown successfully and will fruit in a large pot. It grows best with regular water in full sun in a humid environment. It tolerates high temperatures but is probably not frost hardy. It has small, ...
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