Garcinia pseudoguttifera

Garcinia pseudoguttifera
	Young Garcinia pseudoguttifera tree
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Clusiaceae
Genus:	Garcinia
Species:	G. pseudoguttifera
Binomial name
	Garcinia pseudoguttifera; Seem., 1871
Synonyms
	Clusia pedicellata G.Forst.; Clusianthemum coriaceum Vieill.; Clusianthemum pedicellatum Vieill.; Firkea pedunculata Raf.; Garcinia mungotia Deplanch.; Garcinia mungotia Deplanch. ex Pierre; Garcinia pedicellata Seem.;

Garcinia pseudoguttifera, known as the mo'onia tree in its native range, is a species of flowering tree in the family Clusiaceae or Guttiferae.^[2]

Distribution[]

Garcinia pseudoguttifera is native to Oceania and is found in Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, and the Solomon Islands.^[3]

Description[]

It is a small to medium-sized tree, growing from 13 feet (4 meters) to 82 feet (25 meters) in height. The crown is slender and sometimes spreading. The trunk can measure at least 11.8 inches (30 centimeters) in diameter. It is a dioecious species and has evergreen leaves, which are round and slightly ovate in shape. The fruit of the tree is pink when immature and its arils are edible. The flower bud is green before it blossoms. It grows in dense or thin forests, sometimes in beach thickets, up to 3772.9 feet (1150 meters) in elevation.^[4]

Chemistry[]

Four benzophenones have been isolated from Garcinia pseudoguttifera: ; ; ; and a new benzophenone, . The major component of Garcinia pseudoguttifera is .^[5]

Uses[]

An extract from the leaves is sometimes used as a pain reliever, and an oil from the fruit is used as a perfume. The wood is sometimes used as timber. The fruit is occasionally eaten.^[4]

References[]

^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) (Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI), Descanso House (9 September 2019). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Garcinia pseudoguttifera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
^ "Garcinia pseudoguttifera Seem. [family CLUSIACEAE] on JSTOR". plants.jstor.org.
^ "Garcinia pseudoguttifera Seem". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
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^ Ali, Sadaquat; Goundar, Renee; Sotheeswaran, Subramaniam; Beaulieu, Christian; Spino, Claude (1 January 2000). "Benzophenones of Garcinia pseudoguttifera (Clusiaceae)". Phytochemistry. 53 (2): 281–284. doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00511-7. ISSN 0031-9422. PMID 10680184. Retrieved 12 February 2021.

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[1] Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) (Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI), Descanso House (9 September 2019). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Garcinia pseudoguttifera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 22 January 2021.

[2] "Garcinia pseudoguttifera Seem. [family CLUSIACEAE] on JSTOR". plants.jstor.org.

[3] "Garcinia pseudoguttifera Seem". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 18 January 2021.

[Useful-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Garcinia pseudoguttifera". Useful Tropical Plants.

[5] Ali, Sadaquat; Goundar, Renee; Sotheeswaran, Subramaniam; Beaulieu, Christian; Spino, Claude (1 January 2000). "Benzophenones of Garcinia pseudoguttifera (Clusiaceae)". Phytochemistry. 53 (2): 281–284. doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00511-7. ISSN 0031-9422. PMID 10680184. Retrieved 12 February 2021.

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