Mangosteen, a native plant of Indonesia, is popular as the ‘queen of fruits.’ This is widely cultivated in Cambodia, India, Thailand, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Africa. The fruit contains maroon- to purple-colored thick skin (pericarp or rind) with gummy latex. The edible portion (aril) consists of white flesh with tiny seeds. The edible portion of the fruit is sweet to sour in taste, juicy, and fibrous.
Please be sure to eat your Mangosteen immediately on the date of arrival as this is a highly perishable fruit.