Garcinia atroviridis
assam gelugor
Malay peninsula, Burma. Edible fruit, dried segments used as condiment. Leaf sap used in post natal tonics.
Garcinia cowa
kandis
NW India to Malaya. Slender tree to 30m, common in low undulating country. Young red leaves edible, fruits ripening dull orange yellow, seeds embedded in pale orange pulp.
Garcinia hombroniana
bruas
Around Malayan coast and islands up to a few miles inland. Inland
in lowland Kedah, Ulu Perak & Pahang, and in lower montane forest in Frasers Hill, Cameron Highlands.
Garcinia nervosa
kandis
Malaya, Sumatra, Rhiau, Borneo, Philippines. Scattered in Malaya, uncommon. Flowers in big clusters, fruit pear to round, seeds red with thin white flesh. ‘By far the noblest species of the genus’, J.D. Hooker.
Garcinia parvifolia
kandis
Malaya, Sumatra, Borneo. Sm – med, monopodial, dense, leaves without stipules. Saplings often w/ linear leaves unlike adult form. Lat. small leaf. Fruit round-elongate, ungrooved, sm. seeds embedded in much pulp. Common.
Garcinia prainiana
cherupu, kechupu,
menchupu
Sm. tree to 10m, crown narrow, dense, bushy. Scattered and uncommon in lowland forest south to NS. Sometimes cult., fruits yearly. Fruit 4cm across, bun like, smooth ripening yellow. Seeds embedded in sweet or sour pale orange pulp.
