Garcinia merguensis Wight

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Clusiaceae > Garcinia

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 15-20 m tall. The leaves are 5-13 cm long by 1-5 cm wide. They are oblong or sword shaped. They taper to the tips. The stalks are 1 cm long. The flowers are 7 mm long. Male and female flowers are separate. The fruit is 1.5 cm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
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Mature height (meter) 15.0 - 20.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in secondary and dense forests. It grows on limestone and in the lowlands and up to 1,500 m above sea level.
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Lowland forest. Common in lowland to lower montane forest, sometimes on limestone, at elevations up to 1,500 metres.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses food material wood
Edible fruits
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seeds.
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Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:428083-1
WFO ID wfo-0000694466
COL ID 3F9ZH
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Synonyms

Discostigma merguense Garcinia fulva Garcinia merguensis Garcinia lanceolata Garcinia merguensis var. truncata Garcinia merguensis var. pyramidata