Biology:Garcinia subelliptica

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Garcinia subelliptica
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Clusiaceae
Genus: Garcinia
Species:
G. subelliptica
Binomial name
Garcinia subelliptica
Merr. (1908)

Garcinia subelliptica, commonly known as the happiness or Fukugi tree, is an evergreen shrub or tree found in coastal subtropical and tropical moist forests of East and Southeast Asia, specifically the Ryukyu Islands of Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, and Java.[2][3]

Trees are 6–20 meters high with ovate-oblong or elliptical thick leathery leaves. Fruits are smooth and yellow with 1-4 seeds.[4]

The tree is widely planted in the Ryukyu Islands as a windbreak and ornamental, and the bark is a traditional dye.[citation needed] It is the floral emblem for the towns of Motobu and Tarama.

The species was described by Elmer Drew Merrill in 1908.[2]

References

  • Data related to Garcinia subelliptica at Wikispecies
  • Garcinia Cambogia Benefits

Wikidata ☰ Q11333052 entry