Garcinia parvifolia (Miq.) Miq.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Clusiaceae > Garcinia

Characteristics

It is a small to medium sized tree. It can grow 25 m tall. The stem have white to yellow latex. The leaves are opposite and simple. The flowers are 9 mm across. The fruit are cherry sized with red to yellow skin. They are about 2 cm across. The pulp is white and juicy and slightly tart.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 25.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A sub-canopy tree of lowland forests at elevations up to 600 metres. Lightly disturbed and undisturbed mixed dipterocarp and swamp forests at elevations to 800 metres. Mostly on hillsides and ridges, also on alluvial sites and along rivers.
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A tropical plant. It grows in forest up to 800 m above sea level. It grows on hillsides and along rivers.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Fruit are eaten fresh. They are sour. They are also used to flavour other foods. The young fruit are sliced and sun dried and used as a sour condiment. The dried red rind is used to flavour curries and other dishes with a sour flavour.
Uses food material medicinal wood
Edible fruits leaves
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Cultivation

Plants are grown from seed.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Garcinia parvifolia world distribution map, present in Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Myanmar, and Singapore

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:428160-1
WFO ID wfo-0000694558
COL ID 6K8RL
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Garcinia globulosa Garcinia parvifolia Garcinia tetangies