Garcinia nujiangensis
C. Y. Wu & Y. H. Li
gbif· cc0
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
gbif· cc0
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
gbif· cc0
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Description
A tree. It grows 10-15 m tall. The trunk is 20-30 cm across. The bark is grey-brown. The leaves are oval to sword shaped and 10-13 cm long by 3-5 cm wide. Plants are separately male and female. The male flowers are in groups of 6-8. They are yellow. The ripe fruit are yellow and round or oval. They are 2.5-3.5 cm long by 1.5-2 cm wide. There are 1 or 2 seeds.
Edible Uses
The fruit is edible.
Medicinal Uses
The plant contains compounds with anti-cancer properties.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. It grows between 1,100-1,700 m above sea level. In Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Asia, China, Tibet,
Notes
It has a chemical that has anti-cancer properties.
Also Known As
La-ga-dong-shing, Xie di
References (2)
- Cheng, Z., et al, 2022, Ethnobotanical study on wild edible plants used by Dulong people in northwestern Yunnan, China. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2022) 18:3
- Li, S., et al, 2020, Monpa, memory, and change: an ethnobotanical study of plant use in Mêdog County, South-east Tibet, China. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. (2020) 16:5 p 16
