Garcinia binucao Choisy

A small tree. It grows 25 cm long. The trunk is 40 cm across. The leaves are opposite, leathery and smooth. The flowers are small, red and borne in clusters. The fruit are yellowish 4 cm across and somewhat rounded. They have a firm outer covering and several seeds.

A tropical plant. Common and widely distributed in the Philippines throughout Luzon and the Visayas growing in primary forests at low and high altitudes.

The fruit is eaten raw or with fish.

Plants can be grown by seeds.