Gatasan
Garcinia venulosa

Family: Clusiaceae

What it is like

A medium sized tree. It grows 15 m tall. The trunk is 40 cm across. The leaves are opposite, leathery and smooth. The flowers are fairly small and borne in rather rounded clusters. The fruit are about 4 to 6 cm across. They are a little flattened. At the base of the fruit there are 4 persistent sepals. The edible portion is surrounded with a hard rind and contains several flat seeds.

There are about 300 Garcinia species.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. They are very common and widely distributed throughout the Philippines in primary forest at low altitudes.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Pacific, Philippines (country/location of origin), SE Asia

How it is used for food

The fruit are eaten raw and with fish.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Bago-bago, Bylabil

Synonyms

Cambogia venulosa Blanco;