Garcinia benthamii
Pierre
Bentham mangosteen
ClusiaceaeFruit
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
gbif · cc-by
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
gbif · cc-by
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit can be eaten raw.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. It grows in dense forests. It grows up to 500 m above sea level.
Asia, Cambodia, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, SE Asia, Sri Lanka, Vietnam,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A tree. It grows 25-30 m tall. The leaves are opposite and simple. The flowers are 28 mm across. They are yellow to red. They are in the axils of leaves. The fruit are oblong to pear shaped. They are 3 cm across and yellow to red. They are fleshy with a fleshy layer or aril around the seeds.
Names & Synonyms
Bua bentham, Bulon, Bunag, Pruhs sa
Garcinia ferrea Pierre
References (5)
- Facciola, S., 1998, Cornucopia 2: a Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, p 79
- Fl. forest. Cochinch. 1(fasc. 4): t. 55. 1882
- Lacuna-Richman, C., 2006, The use of non-wood forest products by migrants in a new settlement: experiences of a Visayan community in Palawan, Philippines. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 2:36
- Phon, P., 2000, Plants used in Cambodia. © Pauline Dy Phon, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. p 308 (As Garcinia ferrea)
- Slik, F., www.asianplant.net
