Garcinia costata Hemsl. ex King

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Clusiaceae > Garcinia

Characteristics

A tall tree. It grows 15-20 m tall. The trunk is 30-45 cm wide. The leaves are narrowly oval and 15-35 cm long by 9-15 cm wide. The flowers are of separate sexes. They are pale reddish-yellow. The fruit is a flattened berry 7 cm across. It has many grooves. They are red.
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Mature width (meter) 0.3 - 0.45
Mature height (meter) 16.0 - 18.5
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Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in the hills in Malaysia.
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Usage

Uses food
Edible fruits
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Can be grown by seedlings.
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Distribution

Garcinia costata world distribution map, present in Malaysia

Conservation status

Garcinia costata threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:427901-1
WFO ID wfo-0000694246
COL ID 3F9T7
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Synonyms

Garcinia costata