Garcinia picrorhiza Miq.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Clusiaceae > Garcinia

Characteristics

A large tree. It grows 30 m tall. The latex is yellow. The leaves are opposite and oblong or narrowly oval. They are 11-12 cm long by 3-4 cm wide. The flowers are in the axils of leaves. There are 5-7 flowers in a group. The fruit is an oval berry. It is 15 mm long by 8 mm wide. Each fruit has 1 or 2 seeds.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
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Foliage retention evergreen
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Mature height (meter) 30.0
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Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in mountain forest.
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Montane forest.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The fruit is sweet but can leave a bitter after taste.
Uses environmental use food fuel material medicinal social use wood
Edible fruits roots
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown by seeds.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Garcinia picrorhiza world distribution map, present in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:428171-1
WFO ID wfo-0000694569
COL ID 6K8RF
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Synonyms

Garcinia picrorhiza