Garcinia epunctata

Garcinia epunctata is a tall tropical rainforest tree in the family Clusiaceae. The tree is known for growing on inselbergs found in moist tropical forests[2] of West Africa, including Upper Guinean forests, Lower Guinean forests, and Congolian forests south through Angola, both coastal and inland forests.

Garcinia epunctata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Clusiaceae
Genus: Garcinia
Species:
G. epunctata
Binomial name
Garcinia epunctata

References

  1. Hawthorne, W. (1998). "Garcinia epunctata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T34714A9884559. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T34714A9884559.en. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  2. Parmentier, Ingrid (2003). "Study of vegetation composition in three inselbergs from continental Equatorial Guinea (West Central Africa): Effects of site, soil factors and position relative to forest fringe". Belgium Journal of Botany. 136 (1): 63–72.


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