What is Mangosteen?
{{Taxobox | name = Mangosteen | image = Mangosteens - whole and opened.jpg | image_width = 250px | image_caption = Mangosteen fruit | regnum = [[Plant]]ae | divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]] | classis = [[Magnoliopsida]] | ordo = [[Malpighiales]] | familia = [[Clusiaceae]] | genus = ''[[Garcinia]]'' | binomial = ''Garcinia mangostana'' | binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]] }} '''Mangosteen''' (''Garcinia mangostana''), also known as the '''purple mangosteen''', is a [[tropical]] [[fruit]] which comes from the [[rainforest]]s of [[South East Asia]]. It grows on [[evergreen tree]]s. It is one of the most popular tropical fruits. It is popular because it has such a sweet, juicy, [[acid]]ic taste. It has a hard purple shell. Inside the shell, there are white [[segment]]s, just like an [[Orange (fruit)|orange]]. It has to be grown in temperatures of above 4&nbsp;°C (40&nbsp;°F). If it is grown in temperatures below that, the plants perish. {{-}} {{Fruits}} {{-}} {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Tropical fruit]] [[Category:Malpighiales]]