Scientific Name: Garcinia livingstonei T. Anderson
Common Names: English (African mangosteen, wild plum, wild mangosteen, low veld mangosteen); Swahili (mutumbi,mpekechu)
Relatives: Cherapu, Garcinia prainiana; bakupari, G. brasiliensis; charchuela, G. macrophylla; Cuban mangosteen, G. aristata; madrono, G. madruno; mameyito, G. edulis
This small tree of east Africa bears an edible plum like fruit. Although the trees may reach a height of 15 to 20 feet, they are usually lower and have several trunks, which arch away from the main axis and produce a number of short, thick, side branches. The trees are often used as landscape subjects because of their unusual form.