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Garcinia livingstonei

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Identification
Garcinia livingstonei T.Anderson [family CLUSIACEAE ]
Related name
  • Garcinia livingstonei
Common name
  • sumé sunsu (Aub.) (UPPER VOLTA, MANDING-BAMBARA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • kulitia (AEK; FRI) (GHANA, DAGAARI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • sumé sunsu (Aub.) (MALI, MANDING-BAMBARA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • abriva (auctt.) (GHANA, GBE-VHE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • mãdãhõ (JB) sungala (JB) (SENEGAL, MANINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • pratone, pratond (JB) (SENEGAL, KONYAGI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • sungala (Aub.) (GUINEA, MANDING-MANINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • lepenabul (Kersting) (GHANA, KONKOMBA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • kombauadai (AEK; FRI) (GHANA, WALA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • kulitia (AEK; FRI) (GHANA, MOORE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • ko rokna ko: tree (A.Chev.) sungala (Aub.) (MALI, MANINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • kõkumõ, sumésunsu (JB) (SENEGAL, MANDING-BAMBARA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2

Flora

Entry for GARCINIA livingstonei T. Anders. [family GUTTIFERAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Somalia
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. Thulin & G. Moggi [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Names
GARCINIA livingstonei T. Anders. [family GUTTIFERAE], (1866). Fig. 144.
GARCINIA ferrandii Chiov. [family GUTTIFERAE], (1916);. types: S1, “Biobahàl”, Paoli 847 & S1, “Lugh”, Paoli 1012 (both FT syn.).
GARCINIA ferrandii Chiov. var. affinis [family GUTTIFERAE], in Result. Sci. Miss. Stefanini-Paoli 1: 27 (1916);. type: S2, “Mahaddei Uen”, Paoli 1290 (FT holo.).
Information
Shrub or tree with dense, mostly rounded crown. Leaves mostly in whorls of 3; blade lanceolate to obovate or subcircular, 4–14(–17) x 1.5–11.5 cm, emarginate to acute at the apex, cuneate to rounded at the base, entire or almost so; venation prominent, reticulate; petiole 4–8 mm long, with prominent ligule. Flowers scented, in clusters on older and leafless parts of branchlets or in axils of older leaves. Sepals (3–)4, 2–5.5 mm long. Petals 5(–8), green to whitish, with translucent markings, 3–6(–11) mm long. Ovary 2(–3)-celled. Fruit yellow to red, ovoid to globose, 1–2.5(–4) x 1–3 cm, edible. Seeds 1–2(–3), 1.5–2.1 cm long.
Range
S1–3 widespread in tropical Africa.
Altitude range
10–150 m.
Distribution
SOMALIA Thulin & Warfa in SMP 129; Hemming & Deshmukh JESS/86/68; Synnott 451.
Distribution (external)
S Ethiopia
Notes
Fargaan, shanfarood, shanfariyood (Som.).

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