Garcinia madruno "Charichuelo"

Garcinia madruno, the charichuela, is a fruit-producing tree species from the rainforests of Central and South America. The leaves are dark green and leathery. The fruit looks like a shriveled droopy lemon, and has a similar rind. The interior is soft white pulp and has a popular, slightly citrusy taste people have compared to a sweet santol fruit or lemony cotton candy. It tastes like lemondrop candy in purple mangosteen flesh. Very delicious. These seeds were collected on 5/18.