Garcinia andamanica
King
Bijjo
Clusiaceae Edible: Fruit ?
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Description
A tropical tree, rare in the evergreen forests of the Andaman Islands, with leaves containing an alkaloid.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is possibly edible.
Distribution
A tropical plant. It is rare in evergreen forests in the Andaman Islands.
Where It Grows
Asia, Andaman Is, India,
Notes
There are about 300 Garcinia species. The leaves contain an alkaloid.
References (1)
- Awasthi, A.K., 1991, Ethnobotanical studies of the Negrito Islanders of Andaman Islands, India - The Great Andamanese. Economic Botany 45(2) pp274-280.
