Clusiaceae FAMILY
Garcinia sopsopia
Garcinia sopsopia
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Garcinia sopsopia is an evergreen tree with an oval, lax crown; it can grow around 10 - 20 metres tall. The edible fruit is gathered from the wild for local use. The plant is sometimes cultivated as a rootstock for the mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana) and also occasionally as a fruit tree[ 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 - Nepal, northeastern India, Bangladesh, Myanmar
HabitatEvergreen forests; at elevations up to 915 metres[ 1807 Title Garcinia sopsopia Publication [online] India Biodiversity Portal,Species Page :Garcinia sopsopia (Buch.-Ham.) Mabb. Author Website https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/249789 Publisher Year 2020 ISBN Description Accessed 28/04/2020 ].