Garcinia pseudoguttifera Seem.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Clusiaceae > Garcinia

Characteristics

A tree. It can be compact or spreading. It grows 4-25 m high. The sap is yellow or pale. The trunk is straight and 30 cm across. The leaves are simple and opposite. They are dark green and oval. They are 6-11 cm long and 10-17 cm wide. They are rough. The leaf stalk is 2-3 cm long and reddish at the base. The flowers have pale yellow petals. The fruit are green but turn red when ripe. The flowers and fruit occur throughout the year. The fruit are 3-5 cm long by 3-6 cm wide. There are 2 flattened seeds. These have 3-4 slight ridges.
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Mature height (meter) 12.0 - 22.5
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Environment

A tropical plant. In Fiji it grows from sea level to 1,150 m altitude. In Vanuatu it grows to 600 m altitude. It grows in damp soil in the shade of larger trees.
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Dense or thin forest, sometimes in beach thickets, at elevations up to 1,150 metres.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The ripe fruit are eaten raw.
Uses medicinal oil timber wood
Edible fruits
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Images

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Distribution

Garcinia pseudoguttifera world distribution map, present in Fiji, Tonga, and Vanuatu

Conservation status

Garcinia pseudoguttifera threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:428187-1
WFO ID wfo-0000694589
COL ID 6K8R9
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Garcinia pseudoguttifera