Garcinia planchonii — Edible Plant Database

What to Eat

Edible parts: Seeds

The fruit are edible and acid; they are sliced and dried in the sun and used as a substitute for tamarind in curries.

Where to Find It

A tropical plant.

Asia, Indochina, Laos, SE Asia, 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 up to 20 m high. The trunk is 50 cm across. The leaves are broadly oval and 16-22 cm long and 8-10 cm wide. The fruits are green to yellow. The fruit are 9 cm across. They are yellow-green and have grooves. There are 8 seeds.

How to Grow

The tree can flower and fruit all year round.

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.

Production

It flowers are fruits throughout the year.

Notes

There are about 300 Garcinia species.

References (7)

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 1063
Fl. Forest. Cochinchina. 61, 1882
Menninger, E.A., 1977, Edible Nuts of the World. Horticultural Books. Florida p 46
Pham-Hoang Ho, 1999, An Illustrated Flora of Vietnam. Nha Xuat Ban Tre. p 451
PROSEA (Plant Resources of South East Asia) handbook, Volume 2, 1991, Edible fruits and nut. p 177
Wickens, G.E., 1995, Edible Nuts. FAO Non-wood forest products. FAO, Rome. p 132
World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew