Garcinia multiflora (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Garcinia multiflora Champ.

Family: Guttiferae

• Garcinia tonkinensis Vesque.

• Laos: bira tai
• Vietnam: cây giôc.

Southern China, northern Laos and Vietnam, Taiwan.

Fruit edible; tree used for shade in tea plantations.

• Tree, 10-15 m tall.
• Leaves obovate, 10 cm long.
• Flowers unisexual.
• Fruit a fleshy berry, reddish.
• Seeds 4, 3-4 cm long.

Flowering and fruiting in November.

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• Mansfeld, R. & Schultze Motel, J., 1986. Verzeichnis landwirtschaftlicher und gärtnerischer Kuturpflanzen. 2nd ed. 4 Volumes. Springer Verlag, Berlin. 1998 pp.

P.C.M. Jansen, J. Jukema, L.P.A. Oyen, T.G. van Lingen