Yellow, bumpy-skinned fruit with a sour, lemony, almost cotton-candy-like pulp inside once you get past the skin.
The Basics
Madruno, Garcinia madruno, is a tree in the family Clusiaceae, a relative of mangosteen.
Origin and Habitat
Native to northern South America, including Colombia, Venezuela, and Panama.
What It Looks Like
Bears yellow, bumpy-skinned fruit, less showy than true mangosteen but with a distinctive look of its own.
Uses and Flavor
Sour, lemony pulp inside, almost cotton-candy-like in texture once you get past the skin.
Growing It Here
Got this one from Ken’s, another addition to our growing mangosteen-relative collection.
Pests and Diseases to Watch For
Nothing to report so far.
Kenta’s Take
The cotton-candy comparison caught me off guard, and it’s exactly the kind of oddball detail that makes collecting mangosteen relatives so interesting.