Garcinia pseudoguttifera

Garcinia pseudoguttifera, known as the mo'onia tree in its native range, is a species of flowering tree in the family Clusiaceae or Guttiferae.[2]

Garcinia pseudoguttifera
Young Garcinia pseudoguttifera tree
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Clusiaceae
Genus: Garcinia
Species:
G. pseudoguttifera
Binomial name
Garcinia pseudoguttifera
Synonyms
  • Clusia pedicellata Forst.fil.
  • Clusianthemum coriaceum Vieill.
  • Clusianthemum pedicellatum Vieill.
  • Firkea pedunculata Raf.
  • Garcinia mungotia Deplanch.
  • Garcinia mungotia Deplanch. ex Pierre
  • Garcinia pedicellata Seem.

Distribution

Garcinia pseudoguttifera is native to Oceania and is found in Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, and the Solomon Islands. It is introduced in Madagascar.[3]

Description

It is a small to medium-sized tree, growing from 13 feet (4 meters) to 82 feet (25 meters) in height. The crown is slender and sometimes spreading. The trunk can measure at least 11.8 inches (30 centimeters) in diameter. It is a dioecious species and has evergreen leaves, which are round and slightly ovate in shape. The fruit of the tree is pink when immature and its arils are edible. The flower bud is green before it blossoms. It grows in dense or thin forests, sometimes in beach thickets, up to 3772.9 feet (1150 meters) in elevation.[4]

Uses

An extract from the leaves is sometimes used as a pain reliever, and an oil from the fruit is used as a perfume. The wood is sometimes used as timber. The fruit is occasionally eaten.[5]

Taxonomy

The plant was first described by botanist Berthold Carl Seemann and has been known since at least 1774.[6]

See also

References
  1. Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) (Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI), Descanso House (9 September 2019). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Garcinia pseudoguttifera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  2. "Garcinia pseudoguttifera Seem. [family CLUSIACEAE] on JSTOR". plants.jstor.org.
  3. "Garcinia pseudoguttifera Seem". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  4. "Garcinia pseudoguttifera". Useful Tropical Plants.
  5. "Garcinia pseudoguttifera". Useful Tropical Plants.
  6. "Garcinia pseudoguttifera Seem". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 18 January 2021.


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