Garcinia rubra (PROSEA)
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Introduction |
Garcinia rubra Merr.
- Family: Guttiferae
Vernacular names
- Philippines: kamandiis.
Distribution
The Philippines.
Uses
The fruit is edible.
Observations
Tree, 10 m tall, 15 cm diameter trunk. Leaves oblong, 6-12 cm long. Flowers unisexual, small, bright red. Fruit a flattened globose berry, about 3 cm in diameter, yellowish-red. Seeds 5-7. In primary forests at low altitudes, rare, flowering year round.
Selected sources
8, 24.
