I have shown pix of large and small leafed mangosteens and some that are more cold tolerant than others well here is 2 mangosteen fruit types that the enthusiast can tell apart.Borneo small leafed mangosteens that have more cold and sun tolerance than most have more elongate fruit towards the tip and only a small terminal star.Most thai forms are round, with big stars.This large fruited thai with intermediate leaves is next to a Borneo small leafed type.
Unfortunately I could only get a few of the highly fancied borneo small leafed types as the whole crop was sent to Sydney.I have eaten a few and only have one seed so far as they are almost seedless.All mangosteen types have a distinctive taste.The borneo ones here are exquisite and the thai ones are way better than that.Both are better than the common Malays I showed last week.