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Mangosteen #6: THE QUEEN OF FRUITS
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In the homeland of Mangosteen, south-east Asia, it was always, it is now and it will ever be the undisputed QUEEN of fruits.
So, who is the KING ? In south-east Asia, Durian has the honor of being the KING of fruits.
Both honors however, are passionately and vehemently disputed by people in the homeland of Mango, i.e., Pakistan, India and Bangladesh where Mangosteens and Durians are far from becoming household words.
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Aborted and dried out Mangosteens found on the grounds inside the Pavilion.
Garcinia mangostana
Family Clusiaceae
Whitman Pavilion, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Coral Gables, Florida, USA.
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Mangosteen #6: THE QUEEN OF FRUITS
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In the homeland of Mangosteen, south-east Asia, it was always, it is now and it will ever be the undisputed QUEEN of fruits.
So, who is the KING ? In south-east Asia, Durian has the honor of being the KING of fruits.
Both honors however, are passionately and vehemently disputed by people in the homeland of Mango, i.e., Pakistan, India and Bangladesh where Mangosteens and Durians are far from becoming household words.
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Aborted and dried out Mangosteens found on the grounds inside the Pavilion.
Garcinia mangostana
Family Clusiaceae
Whitman Pavilion, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Coral Gables, Florida, USA.
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