Garcinia vitiensis
(A.Gray) Seem.
Clusiaceae
Discostigma vitiense A.Gray
Common Name:
General Information
Garcinia vitiensis is a tree growing from 3 - 25 metres tall.
The tree is sometimes harvested for local use of its wood.
Garcinia vitiensisis common and found on multiple islands in the Pacific. It is not currently experiencing any major threats and no significant future threats have been identified.The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[
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- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
689- Title
- Journal of the Arnold Arboretum Vol. 55
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Harvard University.
- Year
- 1974
- ISBN
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- Description
- Various articles on plants, including a revision of the genus Acronychia. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Range
Pacific - New Hebrides, Solomon Islands, Fiji, Vanuatu
Habitat
Dense, open, or rocky forests, also on forested ridges, at elevations from sea level to 1,050 metres[
689- Title
- Journal of the Arnold Arboretum Vol. 55
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Harvard University.
- Year
- 1974
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Various articles on plants, including a revision of the genus Acronychia. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Properties
Conservation Status | Least Concern |
Other Uses Rating | |
Habit | Tree |
Height | 15.00 m |
Self-fertile | No |
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[
1798- Title
- Taxonomic Revision of Garcinia Section Garcinia (Clusiaceae)
- Publication
- Phytotaxa 373 (1): 001-052
- Author
- Nazre M., Newman M.F., Pennington R.T. & Middleton D.J.
- Website
- https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.373.1.1
- Publisher
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- Year
- 2018
- ISBN
- 1179-3155
- Description
-
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Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The wood is durable[
689- Title
- Journal of the Arnold Arboretum Vol. 55
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Harvard University.
- Year
- 1974
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Various articles on plants, including a revision of the genus Acronychia. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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