Clusiaceae FAMILY

Garcinia cowa

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Garcinia cowa is an evergreen tree growing 8 - 15 metres tall. The bole can be 15 - 20cm in diameter[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials. The tree is also cultivated for its fruit, mainly in some areas of its native range, and is also sometimes used as a rootstock[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southwest China, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Malaysia, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia.

HabitatHumid mixed forests on hills or in valleys; usually at elevations from 400 - 900 metres, occasionally descending to 100 metres or ascending to 1,300 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].