Garcinia brassii
C. T. White
Mangosteen
President and Fellows of Harvard College
What to Eat
The fleshy berries are eaten and have a somewhat acid taste.
Where to Find It
Fruit,
How to Identify
A tall shrub in the Clusiaceae family, growing 4–8 m high with a 1–3 m spread and dense crown. It has dark bark, square young shoots, and thick dark green oval leaves (3–7 cm long). Small yellow flowers (6 mm across) are borne in dense clusters, followed by pale green, round flattened berries about 5 cm across.
How to Grow
Plants can be grown from seed. Seed need to be planted fresh.
Other Information
Clusiaceae
Notes
A tall shrub. It grows 4-8 m high and spreads 1-3 m wide. It has a dense crown. The bark is dark. The young shoots are square in cross section. The leaves are 3-7 cm long by 1.5-3 cm wide. They are oval and dark green. They are thick and fleshy. The leaf stalks are reddish. They are 0.5-1 cm long. The flowers occur in a dense cluster in the axils of leaves. The flowers are 6 mm across. They are yellow. The fruit is a berry about 5 cm across. It is round and flattened. It is pale green. The fruit is edible.
References (3)
- Cherikoff V. & Isaacs, J., The Bush Food Handbook. How to gather, grow, process and cook Australian Wild Foods. Ti Tree Press, Australia p 200
- Cooper, W. and Cooper, W., 2004, Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest. Nokomis Editions, Victoria, Australia. p 122
- Elliot, W.R., & Jones, D.L., 1992, Encyclopedia of Australian Plants suitable for cultivation. Vol 4. Lothian. p 331
