| Garcinia prainiana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Clusiaceae |
| Genus: | Garcinia |
| Species: | G. prainiana
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| Binomial name | |
| Garcinia prainiana | |
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.
It is a native of Malaysia and Thailand. The tree is small or medium-sized.[2] It was featured in Malaysian 30 cents stamp, printed in 21-Feb-1999.[3]
References
- ^ Kochummen, K.M. (1998). "Garcinia prainiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T36327A9994987. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T36327A9994987.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Systematic Pomology (Vol. 1-2) (Set)
By O.P. Pareek, Suneel Sharma - ^ Katalog setem : Setem › Rare Fruits of Malaysia. Garcinia prainiana
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