Garcinia celebica
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Seashore mangosteen, Celebes mangosteen tree, Kiras tree
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Summary
Source: WikipediaGarcinia celebica is an accepted name of a tree species in the family Clusiaceae. The Catalogue of Life lists no subspecies.
Description
A tree. It grows 9-18 m tall. It can grow 35 m tall. The stems have white or yellow latex. The leaves are opposite and simple. The leaves are narrowly oval and 15 cm long by 8 cm wide. The flowers are of separate sexes. They are red outside and yellow inside. The flowers are 22 mm across. They are in the axils of leaves. The fruit is a round berry. It is 5 cm across. It is green when young and becomes yellow or red when ripe. There are several seeds. The seeds have a fleshy layer or aril around them.
Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten raw or used in preserves. The dried crimson-coloured rind is used as a relish in curries. The pulp can be fermented into vinegar.
Traditional Uses
The dried crimson coloured rind is used as a relish in curries. The pulp can be fermented into vinegar. The fruit are eaten raw or used in preserves.
Medicinal Uses
A decoction of the root may be administered after childbirth as a preventive medicine. The roots and leaves are used to relieve itching. The tree yields an inferior kind of gamboge (a gum-resin), which is used medcinally.
Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows on sandy and rocky coasts. It grows in forests up to 1,400 m above sea level. It can be on limestone.
Where It Grows
Asia, Australia, Cambodia, India (Nicobar), Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pacific, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Sarawak, SE Asia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, West Indies,
Cultivation
Plants are grown by seeds.
Propagation
Seed - we have no specific information on this species, but the seed of most members of the genus can be slow to germinate, even if sown fresh, often taking 6 months or more.
Other Uses
The plant has been suggested as a rootstock for the mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana). The reddish-brown wood is close and cross-grained, very hard. Highly esteemed. It is used for general building purposes.
Notes
There are about 300 Garcinia species.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Assam aur aur, Beruas, Bruas, Kalawet, Kandis, Luli, Manggis, Manggis hutan, Manggus hutan, Minjok, Perda-perda, Pohon manggis sulawesi, Proos, Sungkep, Tebar, Waa, Yamurgan
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