Garcinia mindanaensis Merr.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Clusiaceae > Garcinia

Characteristics

A small tree. It grows 10 m tall. The trunk is 15 cm across. The leaves are opposite and pointed at both ends. They are 13-18 cm long by 4-8 cm wide. The male flowers are red and occur in clusters in the axils of leaves. They have 4 petals. The fruit are about 3 cm across and sour.
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Mature width (meter) 0.15
Mature height (meter) 10.0
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A tropical plant. It grows in primary forests at medium altitudes. They occur only from Mindanao and Basilan in the Philippines.
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Primary forests at medium elevations.
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Usage

The fruit are eaten raw.
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Edible fruits
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Images

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Distribution

Garcinia mindanaensis world distribution map, present in Philippines

Conservation status

Garcinia mindanaensis threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:428093-1
WFO ID wfo-0000694480
COL ID 3F9ZS
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Synonyms

Garcinia mindanaensis