Garcinia epunctata

Garcinia epunctata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Malpighiales
Family:Clusiaceae
Genus:Garcinia
Species: G. epunctata
Binomial name
Garcinia epunctata

Garcinia epunctata is a tall tropical rainforest tree in the Clusiaceae family. The tree is known for growing on inselbergs found in moist tropical forests[2] of West Africa, including Upper Guinean forests, Lower Guinean forests, and Congolian forests south through Angola, both coastal and inland forests.

References

  1. Hawthorne, W. (1998). "Garcinia epunctata". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 1998: e.T34714A9884559. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T34714A9884559.en. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  2. Parmentier, Ingrid (2003). "Study of vegetation composition in three inselbergs from continental Equatorial Guinea (West Central Africa): Effects of site, soil factors and position relative to forest fringe". Belgium Journal of Botany. 136 (1): 63–72.


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