Garcinia pancheri
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Clusiaceae Edible: Fruit
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Description
A tropical tree in the Clusiaceae family found in New Caledonia at elevations up to 800 m, bearing edible fruit.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
A tropical plant. It has been collected at 800 m above sea level in New Caledonia.
Where It Grows
Asia, Indochina, New Caledonia, Pacific, SE Asia, Vanuatu, Vietnam,
Notes
There are about 300 Garcinia species.
Also Known As
Bilengara, Bilnia
References (4)
- Altschul, S.V.R., 1973, Drugs and Foods from Little-known Plants. Notes in Harvard University Herbaria. Harvard Univ. Press. Massachusetts. no. 2878
- Cabalion, P. and Morat, P., 1983, Introduction le vegetation, la flore et aux noms vernaculaires de l'ile de Pentcoste (Vanuatu), In: Journal d'agriculture traditionnelle et de botanique appliquee JATBA Vol. 30, 3-4
- Thaman, R. and W. Clarke, Paper on Agroforestry on Aneityum and Tanna, Vanuatu from Internet
- www.endemia.nc/flore
