Garcinia spicata Hook.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Clusiaceae > Garcinia

Characteristics

A tree. It grows to 10 m tall. It is a wide spreading tree. The leaves are deep green. The leaves are large and broadly oval. They are 20 cm long. New leaves are coppery pink. The flowers do not have stalks. They are white and waxy and grow on the stems and twigs. The fruit are round and dark green. They turn orange to yellow when ripe. They are 2.5 cm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
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Mature height (meter) 14.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A tropical plant. It needs a warm humid location. It can tolerate salt spray. It grows up to 1,000 m above sea level. In Rockhampton Botanical gardens.
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Evergreen and semievergreen forests at lower elevations
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The fruit are eaten raw.
Uses material medicinal timber wood
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use Snake bites (bark), Anti-bacterial agents (fruit), Digestive system diseases (seed)
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seeds. It is slow growing.
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Images

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Distribution

Garcinia spicata world distribution map, present in India, Kenya, Sri Lanka, and Trinidad and Tobago

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:428247-1
WFO ID wfo-0000694663
COL ID 6JX4J
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Xanthochymus spicatus Garcinia ovalifolia Garcinia spicata