Garcinia mestonii
F.M.Bailey
Clusiaceae
Common Name:
General Information
Garcinia mestonii is a small tree. The bole does not exceed 30cm in diameter[
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- Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants
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- http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html
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- An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest.
].
The edible fruit is gathered from the wild for local use, whilst it is also sometimes cultivated for this fruit in southeast Asia[
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
Australia - Queensland.
Habitat
Grows along creeks in lowland areas and in well developed upland and mountain rain forest at elevations up to 1,000 metres[
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- Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html
- Publisher
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- Year
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- ISBN
-
- Description
- An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest.
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Tree |
| Height | 10.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Cultivated, Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
Fruit - a pleasant flavour[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
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- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
]. Very juicy, with a sharp, acid, pleasant flavour[
713- Title
- Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants
- Publication
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- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest.
]. The fruit is about the size of an orange[
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The plant is sometimes used as a rootstock for the mangosteen, Garcinia mangostana[
].
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[
K- 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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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
