Stats

Lifespan

Up to 300 yrs

Size

Large

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Coastal forest

Range

Southeast Asia

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Uncommon

About

The Common Garcinia is an evergreen shrub or tree that can grow up to 20 meters tall. Unlike most plants, it produces a potent oil from its bark that is used in traditional medicine to treat inflammation and pain.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malpighiales

Family

Clusiaceae

Genus

Garcinia

Species

Garcinia subelliptica