Garcinia luzoniensis
Merr.
Malabinukau
Meise Botanic Garden
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Conveyor Belt
What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fleshy portion of the fruit is eaten after being skinned well.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. Rarely found in lower forested belt in middle Luzon to the Visayas in the Philippines.
Asia, Pacific, Philippines*, SE Asia,
How to Identify
A small tree with rounded branches. The tree is rather open with pale green tips which are smooth. The leaves are narrowly oblong, opposite and well scattered. The flower clusters are 2 cm long and in the axils. The flowers are creamy white. The fruit are rounded and with one seed. They have a large circular stigma.
How to Grow
Propagation: Seed - we have no specific information on this species, but the seed of most members of the genus can be slow to germinate, even if sown fresh, often taking 6 months or more.
Notes
There are about 300 Garcinia species.
References (2)
- Monsalud, M.R., Tongacan, A.L., Lopez, F.R., & Lagrimas, M.Q., 1966, Edible Wild Plants in Philippine Forests. Philippine Journal of Science. p 480
- PROSEA (Plant Resources of South East Asia) handbook, Volume 2, 1991, Edible fruits and nuts.
