Garcinia costata
Hemsley ex King
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Summary
Source: WikipediaGarcinia costata is a species of flowering plant in the family Clusiaceae. It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia.
Description
A tall tree. It grows 15-20 m tall. The trunk is 30-45 cm wide. The leaves are narrowly oval and 15-35 cm long by 9-15 cm wide. The flowers are of separate sexes. They are pale reddish-yellow. The fruit is a flattened berry 7 cm across. It has many grooves. They are red.
Edible Uses
Fruit - raw. Fruit a depressed globose berry, about 7 cm diameter, with many grooves, pale rose to crimson.
Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows in the hills in Malaysia.
Where It Grows
Asia, Indochina, Malaysia*, SE Asia, Thailand*,
Propagation
Seed - we have no specific information on this species, but the seed of most members of the genus can be slow to germinate, even if sown fresh, often taking 6 months or more.
Notes
There are about 300 Garcinia species.
Also Known As
Mangkhut-pa
References (4)
- Burkill, I.H., 1966, A Dictionary of the Economic Products of the Malay Peninsula. Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Vol 1 (A-H) p 1065
- Milow, P., et al, 2013, Malaysian species of plants with edible fruits or seeds and their evaluation. International Journal of Fruit Science. 14:1, 1-27
- PROSEA (Plant Resources of South East Asia) handbook, Volume 2, 1991, Edible fruits and nuts.
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
