Garcinia pedunculata
Family: Clusiaceae
What it is like
A large tree. It grows about 20 m high. It keeps its leaves throughout the year. The trunk is fluted. The branches are short and spreading. The small branches are 4 angled. The leaves are sword shaped. The leaves are 16-26 cm long by 7-10 cm wide. The flowers are green. The male flowers are in clusters of 8-12 flowers and the female flowers occur singly or in groups of 3. The fruit are 8-10 cm long and yellow-orange. There are 8-10 kidney shaped seeds.
There are about 300 Garcinia species.
Where it is found
A tropical and subtropical plant. It grows in humid dense forests on hills between 200-400 m altitude and sometimes to 1500 m in southern China. In Yunnan.
Countries/locations it is found in
Africa, Asia, Bangladesh, China, East Africa, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Myanmar, Nepal, Northeastern India, SE Asia, Tibet, Thailand, Vietnam, Zambia
How it is used for food
The fruit are eaten raw or mixed with seasoning. They are sour. They are also made into drinks. It is also used cooked. It is mixed with curries. The ripe fruit are cut into slices and dried in the sun and then used for sour fish curry.
It is sold in local markets. It is cultivated.
Edible parts
Fruit
How it is grown
In NE India plants flower and fruit September to February.
Its other names
Local names
Aghatsa, Amalbed, Ampri arong, Baikal, Borthekera, Bua cong, Da guo teng huang, Dieng-soh-danei, Gidir thaikha, Haibum, Heibung, Kor-mang, Metlin-chin, Mibia, Ngai-chi, Pranpre, Prumang, Sangsulasu, Sani, Sanmopua, Soh-danei, Tabing esing, Thaikhra gede, Thizou, Tikul, Tikur, Vawm-va-pui, Vomva