Biology:Garcinia epunctata

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Garcinia epunctata
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Clusiaceae
Genus: Garcinia
Species:
G. epunctata
Binomial name
Garcinia epunctata
Stapf
Synonyms[2]
  • Garcinia balala De Wild.
  • Garcinia bequaertii De Wild.
  • Garcinia brieyi De Wild.
  • Garcinia cereoflava Engl.
  • Garcinia klainei Pierre ex Engl.
  • Garcinia kuluensis Spirlet
  • Garcinia mimfiensis Engl.
  • Garcinia nyangensis Pellegr.
  • Garcinia obscura Spirlet
  • Garcinia sordidoluteola De Wild.

Garcinia epunctata is a tall tropical rainforest tree in the family Clusiaceae. The tree is known for growing on inselbergs found in moist tropical forests[3] of West Africa, including Upper Guinean forests, Lower Guinean forests, and Congolian forests south through Angola, both coastal and inland forests.

References

  1. ↑ IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group & Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) (2022). "Garcinia epunctata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T34714A204817031.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/34714/204817031. Retrieved 19 April 2026. 
  2. ↑ "Garcinia epunctata Stapf". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:427945-1. 
  3. ↑ Parmentier, Ingrid (2003). "Study of vegetation composition in three inselbergs from continental Equatorial Guinea (West Central Africa): Effects of site, soil factors and position relative to forest fringe". Belgium Journal of Botany 136 (1): 63–72. 

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