Fruit? Identification

[LovetoLearn]

My wife, who is from Hong Kong, and our friend, who is native Taiwanese, talk about a fruit, I guess it is, that looks like a green citrus, had red flesh and has a name like Necta..... but they insist that it is NOT a nectarine but is instead a citrus.

Anyone have any ideas on what it is? They would really like me to raise one as they have never seen any or even heard of any in the US.

[sandih]

what do you mean "it looks like a green citrus"?

[LovetoLearn]

They say that it is eaten while green, I am not sure if, in the end, it does change colors like typical citrus. Also, its "skin" is of a typical orange/grapefruit/lime/lemon type nature.

They also clarify that it is not a lychee or anything like that.

They have also said that the inside was white now and not red.

They say that have not seen it in any of the asian markets around here, Houston, or even around New York city, where my wife lived for a while.

[e Craig]

I wonder if they are referring to the Mangosteen?

http://www.tradewindsfruit.com/mangosteen.htm will produce this info and more:

Mangosteen -- Garcinia mangostana

Purported by many who have had the luxury of tasting it as being the best tasting fruit in the world. While possibly a bit extreme, the mangosteen is instantly liked by many who eat it. The soft flesh, resembling a bright white tangerine, has a deep grape-strawberry like flavor that melts in the mouth. Unfortunately, its high popularity, extreme growing conditions, and restrictions on importation to the United States, find the fresh fruit nonexistent outside the tropics.

A Yahoo! search will list much more, including that the juice is promoted as a possible cancer cure.

Take care.
Craig