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Clusiaceae

Mangostan

Garcinia mangostana L.

Family
Clusiaceae
Genus
Garcinia

Pets and kids

  • CatsNot sure
  • DogsNot sure
  • KidsNot sure
Why

Cats: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Dogs: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Kids: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or poison control.

Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.

Mangostan: Repronegatief. Bloeiende tak van een mangistan (Garcinia); Guttiferae
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (82)
Arabic
جوز جندم, المانجوستين, المانغوستين, مانجوستين
Armenian
Մանգոստան
arz
جوز جندم
Azerbaijani
Manqostin
ban
Manggis
Bangla
ম্যাঙ্গোস্টিন
Basque
Mangostan
Belarusian
Мангастан
bik
Manggosten
Bulgarian
Мангостан
Burmese
မင်းကွတ်သီး, မင်းကွတ်ပင်
Cantonese
山竹
Catalan
Mangostaner, Mangostà
Central Kurdish
مانگۆستین
Chinese
山竹, 鳳果, 倒捻子, 凤果, 山竹子, 山竺, 莽吉柿
Croatian
Mangostin
Czech
Mangostan
Divehi
މަބުސްތާން
Dutch
Mangistan, Manggis, Manggistan, Mangoestan, Mangostan, Mangosteen
English
Mangostan, Mangosteen
Esperanto
Mangostano
Estonian
Mangostan
Filipino
Manggostan
Finnish
Mangostani, Mangostaani, Punamangostani
French
Mangoustanier, Mangoustan, Mangoustans
Galician
Mangostaneira, Mangostaneiro
Georgian
Მანგოსტანი, Მანგუსტანი
German
Mangostane, Mangostanfrucht, Mangosteen, Mangostinbaum
Greek
Μαγκοστίν
Hebrew
מנגוסטין
Hindi
बैंगनी मेन्गोस्टीन
Hungarian
Mangosztán, Fanyar mangosztán, Királygyümölcs, Mangosteen, Ázsiai mangosztán
iba
Sikup
Indonesian
Manggis, Buah manggis
inh
Мангостан
Irish
Crann mangaistíní, Mangaistín
Italian
Mangostano
Japanese
マンゴスチン, 果物の女王, 茫栗
Javanese
Manggis
Kannada
ನೇರಳೆ ಗಾರ್ಸಿಯ
Kazakh
Мангостан
Khmer
មង្ឃុត
koi
Мангостан
Korean
망고스틴, 망고 스틴
kv
Мангостан
Latvian
Mangostāns, Mangustīns
lbe
Мангостан
Lingala
Mangusitá, Mangusita
Lithuanian
Mangostaninė garcinija
Macedonian
Мангостан
mad
Manggis
Malay
Manggis, Daftar laman yang sedang dialih bahasa, Jus manggis, Pokok Manggis
Malayalam
മാങ്കോസ്റ്റീൻ, Mangosteen, മങ്കൊസ്റ്റിൻ, മാംഗോസ്റ്റീൻ
map
Manggis
mrj
Мангостан
nia
Bua Magi
Norwegian Bokmål
Mangostantre
Norwegian Nynorsk
Mangostan
pam
Mangosteen
Persian
ترگیل, منگوستانا, منگوستین, پرپل منگوستین
Polish
Mangostan właściwy, Garcynia, Smaczelina, Żółciecz, Żółtopla
Portuguese
Mangostim, Mangostão, Mangustin
Romanian
Mangostan, Mangustan
Russian
Мангостан, Мангкут, Мангостана, Мангостин, Мангустан, Мангустин
Serbian
Мангостин
shn
မၢၵ်ႇတူတ်းမူ, မၢၵ်ႇမိူင်းၵုတ်ႈ
Sindhi
منگوسٽين
Slovak
Mangostána
Slovenian
Mangostan
Spanish
Gracinia mangostana, Jobo de la India, Mangostan, Mangostin, Mangostino, Mangostán, Mangostín, Manzana de oro
Sundanese
Manggu
Swedish
Mangostan
Tamil
மங்குசுத்தான்
Telugu
వంగ మామిడి
Thai
มังคุด
Turkish
Mangostan, Mangosteen
udm
Мангостан
Ukrainian
Мангостан
Uzbek
Mangostan, Mangustan
vep
Mangostan
Vietnamese
Măng cụt
wuu
山竹

Synonyms

  • Mangostana garcinia Gaertn.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Tree
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.