Garcinia atroviridis, known as asam gelugur, asam gelugo, or asam keping (in Malay, Thai: ส้มแขก) is a large rainforest tree which ranges from the eastern Himalayas through Myanmar and Thailand to Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, and Sumatra. Garcinia atroviridis is commonly found in evergreen forests in the southern region of Thailand and Malaysia. This species grows wild throughout Peninsular Malaysia but is also widely cultivated, especially in the northern states, owing to its economic and medicinal value.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Asam gelugur being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Garcinia mangostana
- Garcinia xanthochymus
- Garcinia gummi-gutta
- Diospyros nigra
- Garcinia intermedia
- Phaleria macrocarpa
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Malpighiales
- Family
- Clusiaceae
- Genus
- Garcinia
- Species
- Garcinia atroviridis
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