Garcinia aristata

(Griseb.) Borhidi

Cuban mangosteen

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit is eaten fresh.

Where to Find It

A tropical plant. It is cold hardy down to 0°C. It can tolerate salty conditions. It suits lime soils.

Central America, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, West Indies,

Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, St Vincent

How to Identify

A small tree. The leaves are dark and glossy with a hard spiny tip. The fruit are small and yellow. They have a white slightly sweet pulp. There are 1 or 2 large seeds.

How to Grow

Plants can be grown from seeds.

Wikipedia

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Garcinia aristata is a species of flowering plant in the family Clusiaceae. It is native to Cuba, and possibly Hispaniola and Puerto Rico. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Production

It is slow growing.

Notes

Many Reedia has an edible aril or fleshy layer around the seeds.

Names & Synonyms

Rheedia aristata Griseb.

References (4)

Cat. pl. Cub. 38. 1866
Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
McLaughlin, J., Woody and Herbaceus Plants Native to Haiti. University of Florida. p 8
www.crfg.org/fg/xref/xref-r.html#rheedia_aristata (As Rheedia aristata)