Garcinia punctata Oliv.

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Garcinia punctata

Small (immature) tree in woodland
Flowers
Hillwood Wildlife Reserve
Jan 2009
Photo: Mike Bingham

Garcinia punctata

Small (immature) tree in woodland
Fruit
Hillwood Wildlife Reserve
Jan 2009
Photo: Mike Bingham

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Frequency: Occasional
Status: Native
Description:
Tree, 5-9 m tall (up to 20 M. in DRC), glabrous; branches quadrangular at first, later cylindric. Leaves opposite, petiolate, oblong or elliptic with a long narrow obtuse cauda (driptip) at the apex.
Type location:
Angola and Gabon
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:
Habitat: Riverine and dry-evergreen (Cryptosepalum) forest
Altitude range: (metres) 1500 m (approx)
Flowering time:Dec - Jan
Worldwide distribution: West Africa; East Africa; South-central Africa (Nigeria, DRC; Zambia; Angola)
National distribution: W
Zambian distribution (Provinces): Nw
Growth form(s): Tree, shrub over 2 m.
Endemic status:
Red data list status: Lower Risk - near threatened
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Images last updated: Tuesday 1 March 2016
Literature:

Robson, N.K.B. (1961). Guttiferae Flora Zambesiaca 1(2) Page 402.


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Flora of the DRC: Garcinia punctata
Flora of Zambia: Garcinia punctata

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Garcinia punctata
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Garcinia punctata
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Garcinia punctata
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Garcinia punctata
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iNaturalist: Garcinia punctata
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Garcinia punctata
JSTOR Plant Science: Garcinia punctata
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Garcinia punctata
Plants of the World Online: Garcinia punctata
Tropicos: Garcinia punctata
Wikipedia: Garcinia punctata


Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-25

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2025). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Garcinia punctata.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=193750, retrieved 14 February 2025

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