Stats

Lifespan

Up to 100 yrs

Size

Medium

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Tropical rainforest

Range

Southeast Asia

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Rare

About

Known as the "queen of fruits," the mangosteen is a slow-growing tropical tree prized for its deep-purple rind concealing snow-white, sweet-tart segments inside. Each fruit's crown of sepals permanently records the exact number of segments within.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malpighiales

Family

Clusiaceae

Genus

Garcinia

Species

Garcinia mangostana