Garcinia forbesii

King

Kandis

Clusiaceae Edible: Fruit, Leaves - flavouring 12 iNaturalist observations

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Summary

Garcinia forbesii, commonly known as the rose kandis or kandis, is a small to medium-sized tree in the family Clusiaceae (Guttiferae). The specific epithet (forbesii) honors Scottish naturalist Henry Ogg Forbes.

Description

A small tree. The fruit have red skin. The flesh is white.

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Edible Uses

The fruit is sometimes gathered and eaten raw.

Distribution

A tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sarawak, SE Asia,

Notes

There are about 300 Garcinia species.

Also Known As

Kundong, Mata lawid, Riaku ubpul

References (7)

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 1066
Chai, P. P. K. (Ed), et al, 2000, A checklist of Flora, Fauna, Food and Medicinal Plants. Lanjak Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary, Sarawak. Forestry Malaysia & ITTO. p 166
Chai, P.P.K., 2000, Development of the Lanjak Entimau Wild life sanctuary. Final report. ITTO and Sarawak Forestry. p 29
Hoare, A., 2003, Food use of the Lundayeh SW Sabah. Borneo Research Council.
J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 59(2):162. 1890

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Saw, L.G., LaFrankie, J. V. Kochummen, K. M., Yap S. K., 1991, Fruit Trees in a Malaysian Rain Forest. Economic Botany, Vol. 45, No. 1, pp. 120-136
Tankard, G., 1990, Tropical fruit. An Australian Guide to Growing and using exotic fruit. Viking p 131