The mangosteen fruit ( Garcinia mangostana ) is a species of trees of the genus Garcinia, family of Clusiaceae. It is an evergreen tropical originated in the Sunda Islands and of the ' archipelago of the Moluccas.
The tree grows up to a maximum height of between 7 and 25 meters, and has a bark dark brown verging on black. In the Philippines, most of the mangosteen harvest comes from Sulu, Zamboanga and Davao del Norte.
