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mangosteen (mang`gəstēn'), the edible fruit of Garcinia mangostana, of the family Clusiaceae (Guttiferae), an evergreen tree native to SE Asia. The purple fruit is similar to an orange in size, thickness of the rind, and segmentation. A highly prized tropical fruit with a flavor similar to a grape-apple mixture, the mangosteen is cultivated in the West Indies. The rind is used in traditional SE Asian medicines. The mangosteen is classified in the division Magnoliophyta Magnoliophyta (măg'nōlēŏf`ətə) ..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Theales, family Clusiaceae. |
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| so you'll pay $35 or $40 a bottle for the noni or mangosteen juice they sell over the Internet or to their friends. Mangosteen is the single greatest supply of xanthones, nature's super-antioxidant In your own lanna-style pavilion, furnished with teakwood and Siamese art, settle on the veranda with a delicious mangosteen fruit and admire the Himalayan foothills in the distance. |
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