Garcinia mannii

Garcinia mannii is a dioecious and evergreen flowering tree in the family Clusiaceae or Guttiferae.[1]

Garcinia mannii
Leaves and petioles of the Garcinia mannii tree
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Clusiaceae
Genus: Garcinia
Species:
G. mannii
Binomial name
Garcinia mannii
Oliv.
Synonyms
  • Garcinia rubriflora Engl.
  • Garcinia obanensis Baker fil.
Young Garcinia mannii tree at the Limbe Botanical Garden in Cameroon

Distribution

Garcinia mannii is native to southern Guinea and Liberia east to Nigeria and south to Gabon and western Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is introduced in Indonesia.[2]

Description

Its leaves are elliptical in shape and slightly rounded, and the flowers have four red petals with yellow-orange centers. They occur on long stems in clusters of 1-2. Mature trees are often densely branched, with the foliage often concealing the trunk. The branches often appear relatively close to the ground. The bark is brown in color and relatively smooth.[3]

Uses

Due to the chemical composition of the plant, it is used as a chewing stick across its native range.[4]

Taxonomy

The species is named after German botanist Gustav Mann. It was described by botanist Daniel Oliver and has been known since at least 1890.[5] It is not to be confused with Garcinia mannii var. brevipedicellata, a synonym for Garcinia brevipedicellata.

See also

References
  1. "Garcinia mannii Oliv. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  2. "Garcinia mannii Oliv". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  3. "Garcinia mannii Oliv". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  4. "Garcinia livingstonei | PlantZAfrica". pza.sanbi.org. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  5. "Garcinia mannii Oliv". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
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