Garcinia humilis (Vahl) C.D.Adams

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Clusiaceae > Garcinia

Characteristics

A shrub or tree. It grows 10 m tall. The branches are in flat rings. The leaves are opposite and evergreen. They are narrowly oval and 28 cm long and 16 cm wide. They are leathery. The flowers are cream-yellow to white. They are 2.5 cm across. They are in clusters in the axils of leaves. The fruit are yellow and oval. They are 8 cm long. There are 1-3 seeds 2.5 cm long.
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Mature height (meter) 10.0
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Environment

Sheltered aspects of woodland, often on limestone, at elevations of 150-900 metres. Wet forests near the coast of Panama.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows between 150-950 m above sea level. It grows in shady woodland.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses gum medicinal wood
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use Tetanus (unspecified), Wound (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Images

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Distribution

Garcinia humilis world distribution map, present in Brazil, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, Martinique, Panama, and Trinidad and Tobago

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:107410-2
WFO ID wfo-0000694370
COL ID 3F9WS
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INPN ID 629764
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Synonyms

Mammea lateriflora Rheedia americana Rheedia humilis Garcinia humilis Rheedia lateriflora Mammea humilis Malpighia mitis Rheedia sessiliflora Rheedia sieberi Mammea humilis var. plumieri Mammea humilis var. vahlii