Garcinia nitida Pierre

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Clusiaceae > Garcinia

Characteristics

A small evergreen tree. The branches are drooping. The leaves are large and oval. The base is wedge shaped. The fruit is a flattened round shape and 3-4 cm across. It is pale green but turns pink to red when ripe.
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It is a tropical plant. It is an understorey plant in tropical rainforest.
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Usage

The fruit pulp is acidic. It is used in cooking to give an acidic taste. The rind is also dried and used to give an acid flavour with cooked fish.
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Plants can be grown by root cuttings.
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Distribution

Garcinia nitida world distribution map, present in Brunei Darussalam

Conservation status

Garcinia nitida threat status: Near Threatened

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:428122-1
WFO ID wfo-0000694514
COL ID 6K8Q5
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Garcinia nitida