Clusiaceae FAMILY Vulnerable

Garcinia dauphinensis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Garcinia dauphinensis is an evergreen tree The tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood. Garcinia dauphinensis is only found in six locations in southeastern Madagascar. Most of the subpopulations of this species are found in several degraded littoral forest sites on sandy substrates and thus threatened by habitat destruction due to annual fires, mining activity and forest exploitation. The plant is near to becoming 'Endangered', but is currently classified as 'Vulnerable' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2018)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - southeast Madagascar

HabitatHumid littoral evergreen forests on sandy soils; at elevations up to 265 metres[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].