Garcinia luzoniensis
Merr.
Malabinukau
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Meise Botanic Garden
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Conveyor Belt
Description
A small tree with rounded branches. The tree is rather open with pale green tips which are smooth. The leaves are narrowly oblong, opposite and well scattered. The flower clusters are 2 cm long and in the axils. The flowers are creamy white. The fruit are rounded and with one seed. They have a large circular stigma.
Edible Uses
The fleshy portion of the fruit is eaten after being skinned well.
Traditional Uses
The fleshy portion of the fruit is eaten after being skinned well.
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Distribution
A tropical plant. Rarely found in lower forested belt in middle Luzon to the Visayas in the Philippines.
Where It Grows
Asia, Pacific, Philippines*, SE Asia,
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.
Notes
There are about 300 Garcinia species.
References (2)
- Monsalud, M.R., Tongacan, A.L., Lopez, F.R., & Lagrimas, M.Q., 1966, Edible Wild Plants in Philippine Forests. Philippine Journal of Science. p 480
- PROSEA (Plant Resources of South East Asia) handbook, Volume 2, 1991, Edible fruits and nuts.
