Garcinia epunctata
| Garcinia epunctata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Clusiaceae |
| Genus: | Garcinia |
| Species: | G. epunctata |
| Binomial name | |
| Garcinia epunctata Stapf | |
Garcinia epunctata is a tall tropical rainforest tree in the Clusiaceae family. The tree is known for growing on inselbergs found in moist tropical forests[1] of West Africa, including Upper Guinean forests, Lower Guinean forests, and Congolian forests south through Angola, both coastal and inland forests.
References
- ↑ Parmentier, Ingrid (2003). "Study of vegetation composition in three inselbergs from continental Equatorial Guinea (West Central Africa): Effects of site, soil factors and position relative to forest fringe". Belgium Journal of Botany. 136 (1): 63–72.
Sources
- Hawthorne, W. 1998. Garcinia epunctata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.
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