Garcinia lanceifolia Roxb.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Clusiaceae > Garcinia

Characteristics

A shrub. It grows 4 m high. The leaves are sword shaped and shiny. The flowers are red and occur singly at the ends of branches. The fruit have 6-8 seeds. The fruit are oval and smooth and red.
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
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Mature height (meter) 4.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

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It is a subtropical plant. It usually grows under the dense shade of other trees.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

The fruit make good jelly. The ripe fruit are eaten fresh. They are also used with fish curry. The young leaves are cooked then eaten. They are used to add a sour taste.
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Edible fruits leaves
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Images

Fruit

Garcinia lanceifolia fruit picture by PANJU BORKAKATY (cc-by-sa)
Garcinia lanceifolia fruit picture by PANJU BORKAKATY (cc-by-sa)
Garcinia lanceifolia fruit picture by PANJU BORKAKATY (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Garcinia lanceifolia world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, India, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60458317-2
WFO ID wfo-0000694404
COL ID 3F9XQ
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Garcinia gracilis Garcinia lanceifolia

Lower taxons

Garcinia lanceifolia var. oxyphylla