Garcinia sopsopia (Buch.-ham.) Mabb.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Clusiaceae > Garcinia

Characteristics

A tree. The fruit is the size of a cherry.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 17.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Evergreen forests; at elevations up to 915 metres.
More
A subtropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

The ripe fruit aril or layer around the seeds is edible.
Uses medicinal wood
Edible fruits leaves seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Garcinia sopsopia world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Somalia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:169658-1
WFO ID wfo-0000694657
COL ID 6JWSK
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Oxycarpus sopsopia Stalagmitis paniculata Stalagmitis boobicowa Garcinia paniculata Garcinia rhumicowa Garcinia sopsopia Garcinia bobee-cowa