Garcinia madruno
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Clusiaceae |
| Genus: | Garcinia |
| Species: | G. madruno
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Garcinia madruno, the charichuela, is a fruit-producing tree species from the lowland and montane rainforests of Central and South America.[2] It ranges from Honduras to Trinidad, Paraguay, and northeastern Brazil.[3] The leaves are dark green and leathery. The fruit looks like a shriveled droopy lemon and has a similar rind, so is sometimes called a lemon drop mangosteen. The interior is soft white pulp and has a popular, slightly citrusy taste people have compared to a sweet santol fruit or lemony cotton candy.
The species was first described as Calophyllum madruno by Carl Sigismund Kunth in 1822. In 1989 Barry Edward Hammel placed the species in genus Garcinia as G. madruno.[3] The species was formerly included in the genus Rheedia, which has since been absorbed into Garcinia, as Rheedia species are now known as "new world mangosteens".
Cultivation
[edit]Garcinia madruno is well adapted to a wide variety of soils, tolerating even poor soils or heavy clay. It is a slow grower and takes about 5 to 7 years to fruit. When young, it must be protected from frosts and it will not fruit in cold areas.
Distribution
[edit]The fruit is not very well known outside of South America and a few backyard growers in South Florida.
References
[edit]- ^ Condit, R. (2021). "Garcinia madruno". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T176097685A176097687. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T176097685A176097687.en. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
- ^ a b "Garcinia madruno". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-06-12.
- ^ a b c "Garcinia madruno (Kunth) Hammel". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
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- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Garcinia
- Flora of North Brazil
- Flora of Northeast Brazil
- Flora of West-Central Brazil
- Flora of Costa Rica
- Flora of Honduras
- Flora of Nicaragua
- Flora of Panama
- Flora of Paraguay
- Flora of northern South America
- Flora of western South America
- Flora of Trinidad and Tobago
- Least concern flora of the Caribbean
- Least concern flora of Central America
- Least concern flora of South America
- Plants described in 1822
- Taxa named by Carl Sigismund Kunth
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