Garcinia nervosa Miq., Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 1: 208 (1864)
Name meaning 'conspicuously veined' referring to the leaf venation.Synonyms
Garcinia andersonii Hook.f. ex T.Anderson
Garcinia macrophylla T.Anderson [Invalid]
Description
Upper-canopy tree up to 48 m tall and 60 cm dbh. Stem with yellow latex.
Leaves opposite, simple, penni-veined, glabrous, venation very conspicuous.
Flowers ca. 8 mm diameter, white, placed in bundles in the leaf axils. Fruits
ca. 44 mm diameter, yellow-red, fleshy berry, seeds with aril.
Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp and sub-montane forests up to 1500 m
altitude. Usually on hillsides and ridges, but also on alluvial sites and along
rivers. Mostly on sandy soils. In secondary forests usually present as a
pre-disturbance remnant tree.
Distribution
Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah,
South- and East-Kalimantan), Philippines.
Local names
Borneo: Kandis, Kandis hutan, Mangis, Mangis hutan, Sunkup.
