Santol is also knows as katon or wild mangosteen or sandorica. It's a tropical tree that originates in southeast Asia. This page provides some basic information and photos of santol.
| Scientific name: | Sandoricum koetjape |
| Family: | Meliaceae |
| Common names: | Santol, wild mangosteen, sandorica Thai: Katon or kathon |
| Origin: | Santol is native to former Indochina and the Malaysian peninsular. |
| Distribution: | Santol is cultivated in India, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Borneo, Indonesia, the Moluccas, Philippines, Mauritius |
| Evergreen or deciduous: | Usually evergreen. |
| Fruits: | The fruits are round with some wrinkles extending a short distance from the base. Their diameter is 4 to 8 centimeters. The color is yellowish, pinkish to golden. The whitish fluffy rind contains a milky juice. This edible juicy pulp is sweet or sour and surrounds 3 to 5 brown seeds which are inedible. |
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| Height: | Santol trees can be very high up to 45 meters tall. |
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| Spacing (close range) | 6 meter |
| Spacing (wide range) | 7.5 meter |
| Propagation: | Propagation of santol is by seeds, air-layering, inarching, or by budding onto self rootstocks |
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| Harvesting: | Harvest by hand picking, or use a stick to twist the fruits off. |
| Uses: | Fruits are usually eaten raw. Cut the fruit in half and spoon out
the pulp. Santol seeds are inedible. |
No santol recipe yet. If you have a favorite recipe with santol, please send me a note.