Garcinia microstigma
Kurz
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French Institute of Pondicherry
French Institute of Pondicherry
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves, Fruit
The very young leaves are cooked and eaten as a vegetable, and the fruit is eaten.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant.
Andamans, Asia, India, Indochina, Myanmar, 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 shrub. It has one stem It grows 2 m tall. The fruit is about the size of a plum. The skin is deep red.
Notes
There are about 300 Garcinia species.
Names & Synonyms
Jirladum-da, Odorma-da, Taung-thale-ani
References (7)
- Ambasta, S.P. (Ed.), 2000, The Useful Plants of India. CSIR India. p 230
- Arora, K., Indigenous Forest Management in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India.
- Burkill, I.H., 1966, A Dictionary of the Economic Products of the Malay Peninsula. Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Vol 1 (A-H) p 1064
- Chaudhury, R.H.N., et al, 1980, Ethnobotanical Uses of Herbaria - 2. J. Econ, Tax Bot Vol 1 p 167
- J. Bot. 13:324, 1875
- Martin, F.W. & Ruberte, R.M., 1979, Edible Leaves of the Tropics. Antillian College Press, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. p 195
- Terra, G.J.A., 1973, Tropical Vegetables. Communication 54e Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam, p 49
