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Garcinia mangostana L. var. mangostana

Specimen

UM-MPU-MPU1400362

Taxonomy

Clusiaceae
Garcinia mangostana
Garcinia mangostana L. var. mangostana

Origin

Chesnut Peninsula
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Leong P.K.F., Koh S.L., Lim W.H. & Athen P.
2020-3-30
1° 22' 29.46'' N ; 103° 47' 45.744'' E
Tree, c. 6 m tall, dbh 9.1 cm, first living branch at 3 m tall. Bark dark grey, smooth, hardened gamboge observed at trunk base, deep yellow. Young twigs roundish in cross-section, pale yellow, green and dark green on older segments. Gamboge when first smeared on paper light yellow, turned mustard yellow when dried. Most leaves lamina upper surface infested with brown-bronze colour epihyllous. Overall looks unhealthy. No individual of same species observe in the proximity
Regenerating forest

Determination

Yao 2020
Garcinia mangostana L. var. mangostana