Garcinia gaudichaudii
Planch. & Triana.
Vangnghe, Goi
Clusiaceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A tree to 10 m high native to Laos and Vietnam, with slightly rough leaves and fruits containing 1-4 seeds.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
A tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Asia, Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sarawak, SE Asia, Vietnam,
Notes
There are about 300 Garcinia species.
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 1066
- Pham-Hoang Ho, 1999, An Illustrated Flora of Vietnam. Nha Xuat Ban Tre. p 452
- Tankard, G., 1990, Tropical fruit. An Australian Guide to Growing and using exotic fruit. Viking p 131
- Uji, T., 2007, Keanekaragaman, Persebaran dan Potensi Jenis-jenis Garcinia. Berk. Penel. Hayati: 12 (129–135), 2007
