Garcinia subelliptica

Garcinia subelliptica, the happiness tree, or Fukugi tree is a species of Garcinia found in the coastal forest of Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan (Gaoxiong, Huoshao Dao, cultivated in Taibei), Indonesia (Java) and Japan (Ryukyu Islands)[1]

Garcinia subelliptica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Clusiaceae
Genus: Garcinia
Species:
G. subelliptica
Binomial name
Garcinia subelliptica
Merr. 1908

Tree 6–20 meters high with ovate-oblong, or elliptical thick leathery leaves. Fruits are yellow smooth with 1-4 seeds.[2]

Garcinia subelliptica is the floral emblem of Mobuto and Tarama on Okinawa.

References

  1. "Garcinia subelliptica in Flora of China @ efloras.org". eFloras.org Home. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
  2. "Plant Detail - Garcinia subelliptica". Flora Fauna Web. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
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