Garcinia punctata Oliv.

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Garcinia punctata

Katanga Province, DRC;
Aug 2010
Photo: Jos Stevens

Garcinia punctata

Katanga Province, DRC;
Aug 2009
Photo: Jos Stevens.

Garcinia punctata

Katanga Province, DRC;
Aug 2009
Photo: Jos Stevens.

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Description:
Tree, 5-9 m tall (up to 20 M. in DRC), glabrous; branches quadrangular at first, later cylindric. Leaves opposite, petiolate, oblong or elliptic with a long narrow obtuse cauda (driptip) at the apex.
Type location:
Angola and Gabon
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Flowering time:Dec - Jan
Worldwide distribution: West Africa; East Africa; South-central Africa (Nigeria, DRC; Zambia; Angola)
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Growth form(s): Tree, shrub over 2 m.
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Literature:

Robson, N.K.B. (1961). Guttiferae Flora Zambesiaca 1(2) Page 402.


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Flora of Zambia: Garcinia punctata

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Garcinia punctata
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Garcinia punctata
Plants of the World Online: Garcinia punctata
Tropicos: Garcinia punctata
Wikipedia: Garcinia punctata


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The DRC flora team (2025). Flora of the Democratic Republic of Congo: Species information: Garcinia punctata.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=193750, retrieved 2 April 2025

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