Mangosteen is a Garcinia plant, native to Maluku and widely cultivated in tropical Asia and Africa. I like sandy soil with rich organic matter and pH value of 5~6.5. It is a small tree with a height of 1.2 ~ 20 meters, dense branches, opposite, obvious longitudinal edges, thick leathery leaves, luster, oval or oval oblong; Length 14 ~ 25cm, width 5 ~ 10cm, short and tapering, wide and wedge-shaped or nearly round at the base, protruding on both sides of midvein, dense lateral veins, up to 40~50 pairs, connected within the edge; Petiole stout, about 2 cm long, with dense transverse wrinkles when dry.

morphological character

Small trees, 12-20 meters high, with many dense branches, opposite, and obvious longitudinal edges on branchlets.

The leaves are thick leathery, glossy, oval or oval-oblong, with a length of14-25cm and a width of 5 5- 10/0cm. The tips are short and pointed, and the base is broadly wedge-shaped or nearly round. The midvein protrudes on both sides, and the lateral veins are dense, up to 40-50 pairs, which are connected inside the edges. Petiole stout, about 2 cm long, with dense transverse wrinkles when dry.

2-9 male flowers are clustered at the top of branches, pedicels are short, stamens are combined into 4 bundles, and pistils are conical; Female flowers are solitary or paired, inserted at the top of branches, slightly larger than male flowers, with a diameter of 4.5-5 cm and a pedicel length of 1.2 cm; Ovary 5 8-loculed, style rarely, stigma 5-6 parted.

When the fruit is ripe, it is purplish red with yellowish brown patches, smooth, with 4-5 seeds, and the aril is juicy and white. Flowering period is September -65438+ 10, and fruiting period is11-65438+February.