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Useful Tropical Plants

Garcinia dioica

Blume

Clusiaceae


Some doubts should be cast on the reports of plant usage for this species from [
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]. It gives Garcinia parvifolia as a synonym for this species, but that species has been accepted as genuine. This species has, in the past, been thought of as possibly syonymous with Garcinia parvifolia, but a review in progress (2011) looks likely to accept Garcinia dioica as a good species. It is quite possible that the two species are so closely related that they have the same uses[
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+ Synonyms

Garcinia cladostigma Pierre

Garcinia trechostigna Pierre

Common Name:

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General Information

Garcinia dioica is a tee.
Cultivated in SE Asia as a fruit tree and as a rootstock for Garcinia mangostana[
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Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References


Range

Southeast Asia - Indonesia.

Habitat

Not known

Properties

HabitTree
Height0.00 m
Cultivation StatusCultivated, Wild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

Fruit - raw[
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Young sprouts and leaves - cooked and used as a vegetable[
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Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The plant is used as a rootstock for the mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana)[
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http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336
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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[
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Title
Plants for a Future
Author
Ken Fern
Description
Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
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Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2024-10-12. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Garcinia+dioica>

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