Garcinia planchonii (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Garcinia planchonii Pierre

Family: Guttiferae

Vernacular names

• Vietnam: bu'á.

Distribution

Northern Laos and Vietnam.

Uses

Fruits edible, acid. For storage, the fruits are sliced and dried in the sun.

Observations

• Tree, 15-20 m tall, 40-50 cm trunk diameter.
• Leaves obovate-oblong, 16-22 cm × 8-10 cm.
• Flowers unisexual.
• Fruit a large berry, globose, 7-8 cm diameter, yellow-green, grooved.
• Seeds 8.

Flowering and fruiting during the whole year.

Selected sources

• Lecomte, M.H. & Gagnepain, F. (Editors), 1907-1950. Flore générale de l'Indo-Chine. 7 Volumes and supplements. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.

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

Authors

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