Plate XLI: MANGOSTEEN, Garcinia mangostana—Painted by Dr. Throughout the Malay Archipelago, there are many different spellings of names similar to most of the above. ![]() There are numerous variations in nomenclature: among Spanish-speaking people, it is called mangostan to the French, it is mangostanier, mangoustanier, mangouste or mangostier in Portuguese, it is mangostao, mangosta or mangusta in Dutch, it is manggis or manggistan in Vietnamese, mang cut in Malaya, it may be referred to in any of these languages or by the local terms, mesetor, semetah, or sementah in the Philippines, it is mangis or mangostan. One of the most praised of tropical fruits, and certainly the most esteemed fruit in the family Guttiferae, the mangosteen, Garcinia mangostana L., is almost universally known or heard of by this name. Mangosteen Index | Search | Home | Morton
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