What are the common varieties of mangosteen? This article will give you an overview

Mangosteen is a fruit commonly seen around us, and it mainly includes three major types: oil mangosteen, flower mangosteen and sand mangosteen. When ripe, it tastes purplish red, with the fruit season from November to December. It originated in Maluku and is currently widely cultivated in tropical regions of Asia and Africa. It has also been introduced or trial-planted in Taiwan, China, Fujian, Guangdong and Yunnan. Mangosteen is a famous tropical fruit, and it can be eaten raw or made into candied fruit. The red pigment in the outer peel can be used to make dye. So what common varieties of mangosteen are there?

1. Indian mangosteen

The Indian mangosteen fruit is round, slightly smaller than a tennis ball, with a hard and thick skin, mostly purplish red. The raised part of the rind has several segments, so you can tell how many segments the flesh inside has. Cutting open the rind with a knife will reveal the snow-white flesh.

2. Thai mangosteen

The fruit is about the size of a persimmon, oblate in shape, with a thick, hard, dark purple shell, topped by 4 fruit-calyx segments, very much like a persimmon. The shell is very thick, so the flesh is relatively less easily damaged. The rind is both hard and solid.

3. Many-flowered mangosteen

The berry is ovate to nearly spherical, about 3.5 cm long, greenish yellow, sour but edible, so it is also called "mountain orange". It grows in mountain forests and is distributed in Jiangxi, Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong, Guangxi and Yunnan, China.

4. Lingnan mangosteen

The berry is nearly spherical, greenish yellow when ripe, about 3 cm long, with persistent calyx at the base. After eating, it sticks to the teeth and dyes them yellow, so it is also called "yellow-tooth fruit". It grows on flat land at the foot of mountains, in forests, on hills and in moist, fertile places.

The above is an introduction to common varieties of mangosteen. Mangosteen is rich in nutrients and sweet in taste. Mangosteen is a typical cooling fruit, and it can be eaten together with durian, which easily causes internal heat, to relieve the symptoms of internal heat caused by eating durian.

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