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== Vernacular names == | == Vernacular names == | ||
| − | *Peninsular Malaysia: apple-kandis, kandis gajah. == Distribution == | + | *Peninsular Malaysia: apple-kandis, kandis gajah. |
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| − | Tree, 12-18 m tall. Leaves broadly elliptic, 22-40 cm × 10-20 cm. Flowers unisexual, yellowish but petals reddish at base. Fruit a globose berry, 5-8 cm diameter, like a green apple, turning brown-yellow. Common in lowland forest. | + | *Tree, 12-18 m tall. |
| + | *Leaves broadly elliptic, 22-40 cm × 10-20 cm. | ||
| + | *Flowers unisexual, yellowish but petals reddish at base. | ||
| + | *Fruit a globose berry, 5-8 cm diameter, like a green apple, turning brown-yellow. | ||
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| + | Common in lowland forest. | ||
== Selected sources == | == Selected sources == | ||
| − | + | *Burkill, I.H., 1966. A dictionary of the economic products of the Malay Peninsula. 2nd ed. 2 Volumes. Ministry of Agriculture and Co-operatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 2444 pp. | |
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| + | *Corner, E.J.H., 1965. Check-list of Ficus in Asia and Australasia with keys to identification. The Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 21: 1-186. | ||
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| + | *Ridley, H.N., 1922-1925. The Flora of the Malay Peninsula. 5 Volumes. Government of the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States. L. Reeve & Co., London. | ||
| + | == Authors == | ||
| + | P.C.M. Jansen, J. Jukema, L.P.A. Oyen, T.G. van Lingen | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:59, 9 February 2016
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Introduction |
Garcinia griffithii T. Anderson
- Family: Guttiferae
Vernacular names
- Peninsular Malaysia: apple-kandis, kandis gajah.
Distribution
Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore.
Uses
Fruits are acid but edible, usually cooked.
Observations
- Tree, 12-18 m tall.
- Leaves broadly elliptic, 22-40 cm × 10-20 cm.
- Flowers unisexual, yellowish but petals reddish at base.
- Fruit a globose berry, 5-8 cm diameter, like a green apple, turning brown-yellow.
Common in lowland forest.
Selected sources
- Burkill, I.H., 1966. A dictionary of the economic products of the Malay Peninsula. 2nd ed. 2 Volumes. Ministry of Agriculture and Co-operatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 2444 pp.
- Corner, E.J.H., 1965. Check-list of Ficus in Asia and Australasia with keys to identification. The Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 21: 1-186.
- Ridley, H.N., 1922-1925. The Flora of the Malay Peninsula. 5 Volumes. Government of the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States. L. Reeve & Co., London.
Authors
P.C.M. Jansen, J. Jukema, L.P.A. Oyen, T.G. van Lingen
