Garcinia venulosa (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Garcinia venulosa (Blanco) Choisy

Family: Guttiferae

Synonyms

• Cambogia venulosa Blanco
• Garcinia blancoi Pierre
• Garcinia calleryi Pierre

Vernacular names

• Philippines: gatasan (Filipino), bilukau (Tagalog), bylabil (Ilokano).

Distribution

The Philippines.

Uses

The fruit is eaten with fish.

Observations

• Tree, 15 m tall, trunk 40 cm diameter.
• Leaves elliptic, 20 cm long.
• Flowers unisexual, white, 1.5 cm diameter.
• Fruit an ovoid berry, 4-6 cm diameter, skin hard.
• Seeds several, flattened.

Very common in primary forests at low altitudes.

Selected sources

• Brown, W.H., 1951-1957. Useful plants of the Philippines. Reprint of the 1941-1943 ed. 3 Volumes. Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Technical Bulletin 10. Bureau of Printing, Manila, the Philippines.

• Guide to Philippine Flora and Fauna, (various editors), 1986. Vol. 1-4. Natural Resources Management Center, Ministry of Natural Resources & University of the Philippines, Manila, the Philippines.

Authors

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