The tree grows to 30 m in height, with a 2–6 m bole and small fluted buttresses. The smooth oval leaves are 6–10 cm long by 3–4 cm wide. The white to cream flowers are 4-petalled. The fruits are oval berries, 3–4 cm by 2.5–3 cm in diameter, ripening from yellow to pale orange, enclosing light brown seeds covered with a translucent, edible, sour arillode.[1]
The species is not commonly cultivated. The sour rind and pulp of the fruits are used as a substitute for tamarind in condiments with cooked rice, fish and curries, as well as in jam and sweetened drinks.
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^ abcLamb, Anthony (2019). A guide to wild fruits of Borneo. Kota Kinabalu: Natural History Publications (Borneo). p. 88. ISBN978-983-812-191-0.
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garcinia, nitida, also, known, kandis, hutan, species, flowering, plant, dioecious, understorey, fruit, tree, mangosteen, family, that, native, southeast, asia, scientific, classificationkingdom, plantaeclade, tracheophytesclade, angiospermsclade, eudicotsclad. Garcinia nitida also known as kandis hutan is a species of flowering plant a dioecious understorey fruit tree in the mangosteen family that is native to Southeast Asia 1 Garcinia nitidaScientific classificationKingdom PlantaeClade TracheophytesClade AngiospermsClade EudicotsClade RosidsOrder MalpighialesFamily ClusiaceaeGenus GarciniaSpecies G nitidaBinomial nameGarcinia nitidaPierre Contents 1 Description 2 Distribution and habitat 3 Usage 4 ReferencesDescription editThe tree grows to 30 m in height with a 2 6 m bole and small fluted buttresses The smooth oval leaves are 6 10 cm long by 3 4 cm wide The white to cream flowers are 4 petalled The fruits are oval berries 3 4 cm by 2 5 3 cm in diameter ripening from yellow to pale orange enclosing light brown seeds covered with a translucent edible sour arillode 1 Distribution and habitat editThe species is endemic to Borneo where it is found in lowland and hill mixed dipterocarp forest up to an elevation of 900 m 1 Usage editThe species is not commonly cultivated The sour rind and pulp of the fruits are used as a substitute for tamarind in condiments with cooked rice fish and curries as well as in jam and sweetened drinks References edit a b c Lamb Anthony 2019 A guide to wild fruits of Borneo Kota Kinabalu Natural History Publications Borneo p 88 ISBN 978 983 812 191 0 nbsp This fruit tree related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Clusiaceae article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Garcinia nitida amp oldid 1196927864, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
