Tropical Mangosteen - The medicinal fruit is a photograph by Kaye Menner which was uploaded on June 9th, 2012.
Tropical Mangosteen - The medicinal fruit
The Mangosteen is well known for its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits and many others.... more
by Kaye Menner
Title
Tropical Mangosteen - The medicinal fruit
Artist
Kaye Menner
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The Mangosteen is well known for its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits and many others.
The purple mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana), known simply as mangosteen, is a tropical evergreen tree. The fruit of the mangosteen is sweet and tangy, juicy, and somewhat fibrous, with an inedible, deep reddish-purple colored rind when ripe.
Mangosteen is native to South East Asia and is known as the Queen of Tropical Fruits.
The mangosteen fruit is round with a crown and stem attached. It ranges from 4 cm to 8 cm in diameter and weighs between 50 grams and 150 grams. The thick, leathery skin is deep purple when ripe and the flesh is pearly white and divided into five to seven segments. The fruit is harvested ripe, ready to eat.
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June 9th, 2012
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Comments (12)
Kaye Menner
Thank you very much Chris for your kind comment and v/f. This is the first time I have tried one!
Connie Fox
Kaye, thank you for posting this fascinating image, and for providing a well-written description to bring us up to speed. Beautiful colors, textures, angle, bokeh. I can feel my antioxidant levels rising as I savor each byte! v/f
Christiane Schulze
Wonderful interesting image of this good looking fruit Kaye ...... have never seen them before - Chris (F/V)