Garcinia celebica L.

A tree. It grows 9-18 m tall. It can grow 35 m tall. The stems have white or yellow latex. The leaves are opposite and simple. The leaves are narrowly oval and 15 cm long by 8 cm wide. The flowers are of separate sexes. They are red outside and yellow inside. The flowers are 22 mm across. They are in the axils of leaves. The fruit is a round berry. It is 5 cm across. It is green when young and becomes yellow or red when ripe. There are several seeds. The seeds have a fleshy layer or aril around them.

A mid-canopy tree growing in littoral to sub-montane forests at elevations up to 1,400 metres. Usually on hillsides and ridges. Also found on limestone. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant tree.

The dried crimson coloured rind is used as a relish in curries. The pulp can be fermented into vinegar. The fruit are eaten raw or used in preserves.

Plants are grown by seeds.