Mangosteen – Bakupari

Plant family: Clusiaceae (formerly Guttiferae)

Plant origin: South America

Fruit description: Bakupari fruit is yellow and round, about the size and shape of a plum, green when immature. It has a thick inedible skin, and one seed in each fruit. The edible flesh inside is yellow or orange, with a taste of apricot, and has a sweet flavour. The Bakupari gives a lot of fruit, over many months.

Flowers:

Growing conditions:

Uses: Eat the Imbe fruit fresh, in fruit salads, or savoury salads. It is best in sorbets, cakes, and cheesecake. It is rich in phosphorus, vitamins B and C, and calcium.

Medicinal uses:

Pollination requirements:

Harvest time Spring to Autumn. Each fruit takes over 4 months to grow to maturity. Pick the fruit when colour indicates it is ripe and the fruit gives slightly when gently squeezed. Unripe fruit cannot ripen after it is picked. The fruit keeps well for at room temperature, but does not like being refrigerated. Flavour is delicious, tangy and sweet, and plenty of juice.

Plant relatives Garcinia livingstonei, the common name is Imbe; Garcinia madrono, the common name is Madrono; Garcinia dulcis, the common name is Yellow Mangosteen or Mundu

Special features:

Grown by method: Seed Grown Pot size:

Plant growing Height and Width for pots or in the ground planting: Grows to 2.5 metres high by 2 metres wide if Planted in a Pot. Grows 3 metres high by 2 metres wide if Planted in the Ground.

Shipping plant pot or planter bag size: