Clusiaceae FAMILY

Garcinia pedunculata

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Garcinia pedunculata is a tree with a lax, oval crown; it can grow around 10 - 20 metres tall. The trunk is fluted; the bark is thick and corky[ 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. , 1805 Title Garcinia pedunculata Roxb. ex Buch.-Ham. Publication [online] India Biodiversity Portal,Species Page :Garcinia pedunculata Roxb. ex Buch.-Ham. Author Website https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/280095 Publisher Year 2020 ISBN Description Accessed 26/04/2020 ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and food. It is sometimes cultivated for its fruit in Bangladesh[ 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. , 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, Bangladesh, northeast India.

HabitatHumid dense forests on hills; usually at elevations from 200 - 400 metres, exceptionally to 1,500 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. ].