Clusiaceae FAMILY
Garcinia humilis
Garcinia humilis
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Garcinia humilis is an evergreen shrub or small tree growing from 2 - 10 metres tall[ 426 Title Flowering Plants of Jamaica Publication Author Adams. C.D. Publisher University of the West Indies; Jamaica. Year 1972 ISBN Description A terse treatment of the flowering plants of Jamaica, with a botanical description of each plant, notes on habitat etc. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials. There is a report that this species is cultivated in northern Australia as a commercial fruit crop - this is likely to be a misidentification - see notes above on taxonomy.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeNorthern S. America - Guyana; C. America - Panama, Caribbean - Trinidad to Haiti and Jamaica.
HabitatSheltered aspects of woodland, often on limestone, at elevations of 150 - 900 metres[ 426 Title Flowering Plants of Jamaica Publication Author Adams. C.D. Publisher University of the West Indies; Jamaica. Year 1972 ISBN Description A terse treatment of the flowering plants of Jamaica, with a botanical description of each plant, notes on habitat etc. ]. Wet forests near the coast of Panama[ 759 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 67 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden; Missouri. Year 1980 ISBN Description A botanical magazine, it contains part of the Flora of Panama. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].