''Garcinia prainiana'', known as the button mangosteen or ''cherapu'' is a species of ''
Garcinia''. It has a flavor similar to, but distinct from, its cousin, the
purple mangosteen, with an interesting taste some have compared to a
tangerine, but unlike its cousin, it has a tissue-thin skin rather than a hard rind, making it much easier to eat out-of-hand. Also unlike the purple mangosteen, it can be grown in a container. The fruit is cultivated in Southeast Asia, by a few backyard growers in South Florida, and at the Whitman Tropical Fruit Pavilion at Florida's
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden is an botanic garden with extensive collections of rare tropical plants including palms, cycads, flowering trees, and vines. It is located in the city of Coral Gables, Miami-Dade County, just south of Miami, s ...
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It is a native of
Malaysia and
Thailand. The tree is small or medium-sized. It was featured in Malaysian 30 cents stamp, printed in 21-Feb-1999.
Katalog setem : Setem › Rare Fruits of Malaysia. Garcinia prainiana
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