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

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Title The origin of cultivated mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana L. var. mangostana): Critical assessments and an evolutionary-ecological perspective
 
Creator Yao, Tze Leong
Nazre, M.
McKey, Doyle
Jalonen, Riina
Duminil, Jerôme
 
Subject agroecology
ecology
evolution
plant domestication
agroecología
ecología
evolución
evolutionary ecology
forest-dusun interface
fruit tree domestication
garcinia mangostana
wild relatives
 
Description 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.
 
Date 2023-03
2023-03-29T12:47:59Z
2023-03-29T12:47:59Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Yao, 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
2045-7758
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/129796
https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9792
 
Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-4.0
Open Access
 
Format 17 p.
application/pdf
 
Publisher Wiley
 
Source Ecology and Evolution