Garcinia maingayi
Hook.f. ex T. Anderson
ClusiaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in Sabah in Borneo. It grows up to 1,800 m above sea level.
Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, SE Asia,
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 20 m tall. The trunk is 15 cm across. It has yellow sap. It has prop roots 1.2 m tall. The bark is brown and rough and flaky. The flowers are greenish yellow. The fruit are dark green and has ridges. It turns brown when ripe.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Garcinia Maingayi is a species of flowering plant in the family Clusiaceae. It is a tree found in Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo.
Names & Synonyms
Tevakun
Garcinia baillonii PierreGarcinia maingayi var. stylosa King
References (2)
- Hoare, A., 2003, Food use of the Lundayeh SW Sabah. Borneo Research Council.
- Uji, T., 2007, Keanekaragaman, Persebaran dan Potensi Jenis-jenis Garcinia. Berk. Penel. Hayati: 12 (129–135), 2007
