WorldFloraDB - Garcinia intermedia

Characteristics

An erect tree. It grows 5-12 m tall. It can be 30 m tall. It has yellow latex. The leaves are simple and opposite and narrowly oval.. The leaf blades are 8-25 cm long by 3-9 cm wide. The flowers are clustered in the axils of the leaves. They are greenish white. The fruit are 3-4 cm long. The fruit are oval and yellowish-orange. The flesh is white. There is one seed.

Life form	perennial
Growth form	tree
Growth support	free-standing
Foliage retention	evergreen
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
Pollination	entomogamy
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Mature height (meter)	10.0
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Photosynthetic pathway	c3

Environment

An understorey tree of humid, mainly primary forests, where it often almost reaches the canopy, growing at elevations up to 1,200 metres.

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It is a tropical plant. It grows in humid forests from sea level to 1,200 m altitude in Central America.

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Usage

The fruit can be eaten raw. They are sour. They are also used for jam.

Uses	food gum wood
Edible	fruits seeds
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.

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