Garcinia latissima Miq.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Clusiaceae > Garcinia

Characteristics

A tree. It can grow 40 m tall. The trunk is 50-80 cm across. The leaves are spaced along the branches in opposite pairs. The leaves are 17-20 cm long by 10-11 cm wide. The fruit are 2.5-5 cm long by 3.5-6 cm across. They are dark red and have 3-8 seeds.
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
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Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 0.8
Mature height (meter) 30.0
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Environment

A canopy or emergent tree in primary rain forest at elevations around 800 metres.
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Usage

Uses environmental use food fuel material medicinal social use wood
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Distribution

Garcinia latissima world distribution map, present in Papua New Guinea

Conservation status

Garcinia latissima threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:428038-1
WFO ID wfo-0000694412
COL ID 7W8WS
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Synonyms

Pentaphalangium latissimum Garcinia latissima