Garcinia hendersoniana T.C.Whitmore, Gard. Bull. Sing. 26 (1973)
Named after A. Henderson [?-1879], a British horticulturalist.Description
Upper canopy tree up to 50 m tall and 132 cm dbh. Stem with white to yellow
latex. Leaves opposite, simple, penni-veined, glabrous, venation inconspicuous,
leaves rather thick. Flowers ca. 11 mm diameter, yellow, placed in leaf axils.
Fruits ca. 30 mm diameter, green-red, fleshy berry, seeds with aril.
Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp to sub-montane forests up to 1400 m
altitude. Usually on hillsides and ridges. In secondary forests usually present
as a pre-disturbance remnant tree.
Distribution
Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo (Sarawak, East-Kalimantan).
