Garcinia latissima
Kingdom
Plantae
Division
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Family
Clusiaceae
Genus
Garcinia
Specific Epithet
latissima Miq.
Residential
Non-Native
Garcinia latissima is an evergreen tree growing up to 40 metres tall, though usually smaller. The straight, cylindrical bole sometimes has short buttresses, it can be around 50 – 80cm in diameter and unbranched for up to 20 metres
Botanical Description
It is an evergreen, small to medium-sized tree up to 10 m tall. The bole and straight and cylindrical.
Natural Habitat
Garcinia is found scattered in the second storey trees of primary lowland or montane rainforest, up to 900 m of altitude.
The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood.