Garcinia amboinensis
Clusiaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Garcinia amboinensis

Garcinia amboinensis

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Garcinia amboinensis is a small, unbranched tree with stilt roots[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild as a local food. Garcinia amboinensis has a very wide distribution, large population, 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(2019)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - western Indonesia.
HabitatLowland and montane forest[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].