Yao T. L. auteur aut IRD Nazre M. auteur aut IRD McKey D. auteur aut IRD Jalonen R. auteur aut IRD Duminil Jérôme auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf reformatted digital access Mangosteen (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. specialized evolutionary ecology forest-dusun interface fruit tree domestication Garcinia mangostana wild relatives AMERIQUE CENTRALE AMERIQUE DU SUD AFRIQUE MADAGASCAR MASCAREGNES ASIE DU SUD EST NEW CALEDONIA AUSTRALIA ZONE TROPICALE 076 082 13 3 e9792 [17 p.] 2023 2045-7758 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010087526 10.1002/ece3.9792 2045-7758 [F B010087526] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010087526 https://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/2023-05/010087526.pdf IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2023-05-12 2026-06-12 fdi:010087526 fre