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happens to be only one of 400 Garcinia species found in Asia and Africa. Some of the lesserknown examples also have delicious soft fruits, while others produce chewy nuts described as "falling somewhere between fruits and chewing gum." Africa's best-known mangosteen relative is the imbe,1 a tree whose soft and colorful fruits brighten up markets from Senegal to South Africa.
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As a result, this tree is today planted mostly for its good looks. However, the plant happens to be related to Asia's mangosteen, generally considered the "world's most delicious fruit." Imbe's colorful fruits brighten up markets from Senegal to South Africa but they have yet to be produced in anything like substantial commerce.
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The fresh fruits are eaten raw or are commonly cooked with porridge and other cereal products. Once the seeds are removed, the flesh can be sundried and stored like a pitted prune.
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and/or by normal sexual reproduction between male and female trees. Richards, A.J.
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IMBE 295 (indeed, as in certain other species, males might be mere nuisances)
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This would put mangosteen on the lips of millions who can now only dream of what the "world's most delicious fruit" must taste like. Environmental Requirements As to where imbe cultivation should be attempted, no one can be certain.
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Among other African species worth research attention is Garcinia kola. Known in commerce as bitter kola,7 this is a species of tropical West Africa, perhaps most famous in Sierra Leone.
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Some proprietary dietary supplements containing Garcinia kola extractives already exist in African and Western markets. Among the myriad African Garcinia species, a sampling of the "best known" includes: Garcinia afzelii West tropical Africa, fruits chewed like cola.
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