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mangosteen Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana) siniguela; mangosteen
Quizzes
Chef tossing vegetables in a frying pan over a burner (skillet, food).
What’s on the Menu? Vocabulary Quiz
Red and yellow cherry tomatoes, some forming a question mark, against a light blue background. (organic, fruits, vegetables)
Fruit or Vegetable? A Quiz
Venus's-flytrap. Venus's-flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) one of the best known of the meat-eating plants. Carnivorous plant, Venus flytrap, Venus fly trap
Plants: From Cute to Carnivorous
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Interior of frozen Ackee fruit (Blighia sapida) with white flesh and large black seed. Native to tropical West Africa. National fruit of Jamaica. Unripe fruit is toxic (poisonous). Aka achee, ackee apple or akee
8 Fruits to Try Before You Die
Plant seedlings emerging from rich fertile soil
Do Plants Feel Pain?
curly kale. Kale or borecole (Brassica oleracea Acephala Group) a loose leafed, edible plant derived from the cabbage. vegetable
Nutritional Powerhouses: 8 Foods That Pack a Nutritional Punch
microwave, kitchen
Why Do Some Foods Explode in the Microwave?
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Four year old boy with grandfather and father lighting Hanukkah menorah. Photo taken on: December 21st, 2009
Which Is Correct: Hanukkah or Chanukah?
Town of Sisimiut located on the coast of the Davis Strait on Kangerluarsunnguaq Bay, Greenland
The Largest Islands in the World
The Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863. (Civil War, Pennsylvania)
9 Worst Generals in History
King Cobra snake in Malaysia. (reptile)
9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes
Panama Canal infographic
Timeline and Map of the Panama Canal
Coriander leaves, fresh green cilantro on wooden background, herbs
Why Does Cilantro Taste Like Soap to Some People?
Monitor. Varanus salvadorii is a monitor lizard found in New Guinea can grows to 2.7 metres (9 ft.) aka Tree crocodile, Crocodile monitor, Salvadori's monitor, artellia, reptile
7 of the World’s Most Dangerous Lizards and Turtles

mangosteen: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Mentioned use in traditional medicine. Aug 01, 2018
Media added. Aug 01, 2018
Invalidated site: American Cancer Society - Mangosteen Juice. Jan 03, 2018
Added image of siniguelas and mangosteens. Sep 23, 2010
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Mangosteen Fruit. Jul 26, 2010
Article revised and updated. Apr 23, 2008
Added new Web site: NewCROP - Mangosteen. Jan 30, 2007
Added new Web site: Phytochemicals - Mangosteen. Jan 30, 2007
Added new Web site: American Cancer Society - Mangosteen Juice. Jan 30, 2007
Added new Web site: h2g2 - Mangosteens. Jan 30, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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