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General Information

Garcinia dauphinensis is an evergreen tree
The tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood.
Garcinia dauphinensis is only found in six locations in southeastern Madagascar. Most of the subpopulations of this species are found in several degraded littoral forest sites on sandy substrates and thus threatened by habitat destruction due to annual fires, mining activity and forest exploitation. The plant is near to becoming 'Endangered', but is currently classified as 'Vulnerable' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2018)[].

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

Africa - southeast Madagascar

Habitat

Humid littoral evergreen forests on sandy soils; at elevations up to 265 metres[].

Properties

Conservation Status	Vulnerable
Other Uses Rating
Habit	Evergreen Tree
Height	0.00 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

A dioecious species, both male and female forms usually need to be grown if fruit and seed are required[]. At least some dioecious Garcinia species, however, are able to produce fertile seed even in the absence of fertilization (asexual reproduction). Such seeds would be expected to be genetically identical to the parent[]

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The wood is used for carpentry and timber[].

Propagation

Seed -

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