Garcinia benthamii
Pierre
Bentham mangosteen
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
gbif· cc-by
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
gbif· cc-by
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Description
A tree. It grows 25-30 m tall. The leaves are opposite and simple. The flowers are 28 mm across. They are yellow to red. They are in the axils of leaves. The fruit are oblong to pear shaped. They are 3 cm across and yellow to red. They are fleshy with a fleshy layer or aril around the seeds.
Edible Uses
The fruit can be eaten raw.
Traditional Uses
The fruit can be eaten raw.
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Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows in dense forests. It grows up to 500 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Asia, Cambodia, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, SE Asia, Sri Lanka, Vietnam,
Synonyms
Also Known As
Bua bentham, Bulon, Bunag, Pruhs sa
References (5)
- Facciola, S., 1998, Cornucopia 2: a Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, p 79
- Fl. forest. Cochinch. 1(fasc. 4): t. 55. 1882
- Lacuna-Richman, C., 2006, The use of non-wood forest products by migrants in a new settlement: experiences of a Visayan community in Palawan, Philippines. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 2:36
- Phon, P., 2000, Plants used in Cambodia. © Pauline Dy Phon, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. p 308 (As Garcinia ferrea)
- Slik, F., www.asianplant.net
