The origin of cultivated mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana L. var. mangostana): Critical assessments and an evolutionary-ecological perspective

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dc.creatorYao, Tze Leong
dc.creatorNazre, M.
dc.creatorMcKey, Doyle
dc.creatorJalonen, Riina
dc.creatorDuminil, Jerôme
dc.date2023-03
dc.date2023-03-29T12:47:59Z
dc.date2023-03-29T12:47:59Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T13:28:58Z
dc.descriptionMangosteen (Garcinia mangostana var. mangostana) is a popular tropical fruit, yet many aspects of its biology and evolutionary history are little known. Its origin remains contentious, although recent findings suggest G. mangostana L. var. malaccensis (Hook. f.) Nazre (synonym: G. malaccensis Hook. f.) as the sole progenitor. We review hypotheses on the origin of mangosteen and clarify points that have been affected by errors of fact and interpretation. The narrow focus and lack of detail in published results make their interpretation difficult. When possible, we support our interpretations with field observations and examination of herbarium specimens. We outline the main biological traits (e.g., dioecy, facultative apomixis, and polyploidy) of mangosteen and its wild relatives to infer traits that might have evolved during domestication of mangosteen. We find no clear indication that apomixis and polyploidy evolved during domestication. Polyploidy is known in the wild relatives, but apomixis has not yet been demonstrated. Also, we propose a testable new evolutionary-ecological framework that we call “Forest-Dusun Interface” to infer processes in the origin of mangosteen. Dusun (Malay) refers to subsistence orchards in this context. Lastly, we propose future studies to address identified knowledge gaps.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/129796
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/60783
dc.languageen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceYao, T.L.; Nazre, M.; McKey, D.; Jalonen, R.; Duminil, J. (2023) The origin of cultivated mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana L. var. mangostana): Critical assessments and an evolutionary-ecological perspective. Ecology and Evolution 13:e9792. 17 p. ISSN: 2045-7758
dc.subjectagroecology
dc.subjectecology
dc.subjectevolution
dc.subjectplant domestication
dc.subjectagroecología
dc.subjectecología
dc.subjectevolución
dc.subjectevolutionary ecology
dc.subjectforest-dusun interface
dc.subjectfruit tree domestication
dc.subjectgarcinia mangostana
dc.subjectwild relatives
dc.titleThe origin of cultivated mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana L. var. mangostana): Critical assessments and an evolutionary-ecological perspective
dc.typeJournal Article

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