Lemon Drop Mangosteen
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| Garcinia intermedia (Pittier) Hammel |
The Charichuelo fruit or Lemon Drop Mangosteen, Garcinia intermedia is indigenous to the Andes where it is enjoyed and widely seen in marketplaces but not renowned. The fruit looks like a shriveled droopy lemon and has a similar rind. The interior is soft white pulp and has a slight citrus taste people have compared to a sweet santol fruit or lemony cotton candy. Its taste is usually enjoyed by everyone who tries it.
The fruit is not very well known outside of South America and a few backyard growers in South Florida. It is closely related to other edible tropical fruits such as Mangosteen and Button Mangosteen.
[edit] External Links and References
- Rheedia madruno
- Rheedia spp.
- http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Rheedia.html
- Five Decades with Tropical Fruit, A Personal Journey (2001) by William Francis Whitman
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