Garcinia quaesita

Botanical Description

Garcinia quaesita is an evergreen tree with drooping branches and a round crown; it can grow up to 20 metres tall. The bole can be up to 60cm in diameter[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ]. The plant is becoming a very popular ingredient of a medicine that curbs the appetite and can be used to treat obesity. Traditionally, it is harvested from the wild as a local source of food, medicines and various commodities. It is cultivated for its fruit in home-gardens and makes a good ornamental tree when planted along road avenues[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ]. The plant is classified as 'Vulnerable' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(1998)[ 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. ].