{"id":1767,"date":"2023-12-24T08:43:31","date_gmt":"2023-12-24T00:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rarefruitclub.org.au\/wp\/?page_id=1767"},"modified":"2024-03-03T21:05:57","modified_gmt":"2024-03-03T13:05:57","slug":"garcinia-rheedia-madruno-acuminata","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rarefruitclub.au\/wp\/fruit-trees\/garcinia-rheedia-madruno-acuminata\/","title":{"rendered":"Garcinia madruno"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Garcinia (Rheedia) madruno (acuminata)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Madruno, bacuri, lemon drop mangosteen<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\"><div id=\"metaslider-id-1944\" style=\"width: 100%;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-109-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-1944 ml-slider has-carousel-mode ms-theme-default nav-hidden\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Garcinia madruno\" data-height=\"300\" data-width=\"300\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_1944\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_1944\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1945 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2023-12-30 16:01:36\" data-filename=\"Garcinia-madruno-cut-friut-300x300.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rarefruitclub.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Garcinia-madruno-cut-friut.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"View Slide Details\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rarefruitclub.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Garcinia-madruno-cut-friut-300x300.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"300\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-1944 slide-1945 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Fruit showing the thick rind that is not eaten\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1946 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2023-12-30 16:01:46\" data-filename=\"Garcinia-intermedia-fruit-scaled-300x300.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rarefruitclub.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Garcinia-intermedia-fruit-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"View Slide Details\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rarefruitclub.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Garcinia-intermedia-fruit-scaled-300x300.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"300\" alt=\"Soft edible rind of G intermedia that is commonly confused with madruno\" class=\"slider-1944 slide-1946 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Soft edible rind of G intermedia that is commonly confused with madruno\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Origin<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The madruno originates from Eastern Amazonian non-flooded tropical lowland regions and is now grown in Costa Rica, Panama, the Guianas and Venezuela at elevations up to 1200m in the Andes.&nbsp; It is not widely known outside Central and South America but has been introduced into Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Climate<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pantropical with rainfall of 1000-3000mm pa, including those with a prolonged dry season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Plant Description<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An evergreen understory tree with <span class='tooltipsall tooltip_post_id_3136 classtoolTips3136'>apical dominance<\/span> and a dense crown up to 25m high in its native habitat but far less (6-10m) elsewhere or in cultivation.&nbsp; The simple entire opposite elliptical to oblong <span class='tooltipsall tooltip_post_id_3191 classtoolTips3191'>coriaceous<\/span> shiny <span class='tooltipsall tooltip_post_id_3256 classtoolTips3256'>glabrous<\/span> leaves, 6-16 X 4-6cm are dark green on the upper surface and lighter on the underside. There is a distinct marginal leaf vein and <span class='tooltipsall tooltip_post_id_3293 classtoolTips3293'>juvenile<\/span> leaves are pale bronze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Relatives<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is a member of the Clusiaceae family (formerly Guttiferae) which contains about 35 genera and 1200 species.&nbsp; Other relatives include mangosteen, the best known fruit in the family, and imbe, bacuripari, kokum, African apricot and mamey.&nbsp; There have been few recent taxonomic reviews of the family, resulting in considerable uncertainty in the correct relationships between species, and there is consequently a pressing need for modern studies, especially using molecular techniques.&nbsp; There are many confusing common names of <em>G. madruno.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Soils<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tolerant to most soil types, with a preference for well-drained sandy soils.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Propagation<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Usually by seeds which are <span class='tooltipsall tooltip_post_id_3381 classtoolTips3381'>recalcitrant<\/span>.&nbsp; In good media, germination and early growth is rapid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cultivars<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apart from selection of random superior trees, very little development work has been done on the species.&nbsp; Plants are not usually <span class='tooltipsall tooltip_post_id_3774 classtoolTips3774'>grafted<\/span> on their own rootstocks and there have been reports of incompatibility between varieties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Flowering and Pollination<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The species is <span class='tooltipsall tooltip_post_id_3130 classtoolTips3130'>andromonoecious<\/span> with <span class='tooltipsall tooltip_post_id_3288 classtoolTips3288'>inflorescences<\/span> borne as <span class='tooltipsall tooltip_post_id_3242 classtoolTips3242'>fascicles<\/span> on young branches in the <span class='tooltipsall tooltip_post_id_3145 classtoolTips3145'>axils<\/span> of recently abscised leaves.&nbsp; The fragrant flowers have creamy-white petals,&nbsp; numerous light yellow free <span class='tooltipsall tooltip_post_id_3417 classtoolTips3417'>stamens<\/span> and a central <span class='tooltipsall tooltip_post_id_3783 classtoolTips3783'>ovary<\/span> with 4-5 <span class='tooltipsall tooltip_post_id_3308 classtoolTips3308'>locules<\/span>.&nbsp; Bisexual flowers have fewer stamens (ie &lt;25-30) than the <span class='tooltipsall tooltip_post_id_3418 classtoolTips3418'>staminate<\/span> flowers which lack an ovary.&nbsp; Reproductive biology has not been reliably studied, but they seem to benefit from <span class='tooltipsall tooltip_post_id_3195 classtoolTips3195'>cross-pollination<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cultivation<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a forest tree it can tolerate partial shade.&nbsp; Little information is available on fertilisation requirements, but manures and refuse are used in home gardens in the Americas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Wind Tolerance<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No problems reported but in its normal habitat in forests it is sheltered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Pruning<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Little is done, apart from normal removal of any dead branches and height control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Fruit<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fruits take 3-6 months to mature and are ovoid to sub-<span class='tooltipsall tooltip_post_id_3258 classtoolTips3258'>globose<\/span>, sometimes with a nipple at one or both ends, 3.5-5cm long.\u00a0 There is a thick <span class='tooltipsall tooltip_post_id_3870 classtoolTips3870'>verrucose<\/span> orange-yellow rind that is not eaten.\u00a0 They exude a yellow <span class='tooltipsall tooltip_post_id_3298 classtoolTips3298'>latex<\/span> when bruised or cut.\u00a0 The limited white mucilaginous pulp surrounds 1-3 oblong brown seeds and has an intriguingly sweet tangy flavour.\u00a0 Sometimes one or more seeds fail to develop and these <span class='tooltipsall tooltip_post_id_3340 classtoolTips3340'>parthenocarpically<\/span> formed segments have a greater amount of edible pulp.\u00a0 It has no particular nutritional strengths but does contain some flavonoid antioxidants.\u00a0 Almost all the sugar content is fructose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Fruit Production and Harvesting<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trees in the Americas are mainly grown in home gardens and small mixed orchards, with some fruit collected from wild trees.&nbsp; Seedlings can start to fruit when the plant is only 3m high.&nbsp; In ideal environments fruit may be produced throughout the year but elsewhere they mature in spring and summer. Fruit fall from the tree when ripe, protected from bruising by the thick rind.&nbsp; If kept shaded and ventilated, fruit maintain pulp quality for up to a week at ambient temperature.&nbsp; A good 10-year-old plant can produce hundreds of fruit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Fruit Uses<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fruit are almost always eaten fresh&nbsp; as the limited pulp adheres quite strongly to the seeds, pre-disposing against processing into juices etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Pests and Diseases<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since they are not grown in large mono-cultures where pest and disease problems are accentuated, there are usually minimal problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Comments<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a rare one for WA and probably one of the few tropical <em>Garcinias<\/em> that can be successfully grown, with care, in south west regions.&nbsp; Place in as warm a microenvironment as possible and ensure plants receive sufficient water.&nbsp; The unusual taste of the fruit will add variety to others in your harvest, and its shiny dark green and dense foliage makes it ornamentally attractive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:120px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Garcinia (Rheedia) madruno (acuminata) Madruno, bacuri, lemon drop mangosteen Origin The madruno originates from Eastern Amazonian non-flooded tropical lowland regions and is now grown in Costa Rica, Panama, the Guianas and Venezuela at elevations up to 1200m in the Andes.&nbsp; It is not widely known outside Central and South America but has been introduced into [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":15,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"iawp_total_views":227,"footnotes":""},"folder":[94],"class_list":["post-1767","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rarefruitclub.au\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1767","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rarefruitclub.au\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rarefruitclub.au\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rarefruitclub.au\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rarefruitclub.au\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1767"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/rarefruitclub.au\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1767\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3872,"href":"https:\/\/rarefruitclub.au\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1767\/revisions\/3872"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rarefruitclub.au\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rarefruitclub.au\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rarefruitclub.au\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/folder?post=1767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}