Editing Garcinia griffithii

{| class="wikitable"
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! Scientific name
| ''Garcinia griffithii''
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! Common names
| Garcinia griffithii fruit
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! Genus
| [[Garcinia]]
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! Family
| [[Clusiaceae]]
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! Order
| [[Malpighiales]]
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! Habit
| Evergreen tree
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! Height
| 12–18 m
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! Years to fruit
| Not established for cultivated plants
|}

'''Garcinia griffithii''' is a Southeast Asian tree in the family [[Clusiaceae]]. The species is accepted by GBIF, with Malaysia recorded in the published botanical account.<sup id="cite_ref-1">[[#cite_note-1|[1]]]</sup> It is associated with lowland forest and its fruit is gathered from wild trees for local use.<sup id="cite_ref-2">[[#cite_note-2|[2]]]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-3">[[#cite_note-3|[3]]]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-4">[[#cite_note-4|[4]]]</sup>

== Description ==

The species is described as a tree about 12–18 m tall. Its fruit is a brown-yellow, globose berry reported at 5–8 cm in diameter. Detailed species-level measurements for trunk form, leaves, flowers, and fruiting structures are not established in the published horticultural record.<sup>[[#cite_note-4|[4]]]</sup>

== Cultivation ==

Garcinia griffithii is documented primarily as a wild forest tree, not as a crop with established orchard practices. A warm, humid tropical setting is the defensible starting point for cultivation trials; mature size, bearing age, pollination, yield, and climate limits remain unestablished for cultivated plants.<sup>[[#cite_note-3|[3]]]</sup><sup>[[#cite_note-4|[4]]]</sup>

=== Soil and water ===

The species is recorded from lowland forest. Use a deep, organic, freely draining soil that does not dry sharply between waterings, while avoiding prolonged stagnant saturation until species-specific trials clarify its tolerance. This is a cautious cultivation translation from habitat, not a verified soil trial.<sup>[[#cite_note-4|[4]]]</sup>

=== Sun and humidity ===

Lowland forest habitat indicates warm conditions and regular atmospheric humidity. Young plants should be protected from desiccating air and abrupt exposure while their response to open sun is observed; no verified trial establishes full-sun performance for this species.<sup>[[#cite_note-4|[4]]]</sup>

=== Seasonal changes ===

A species-specific flowering and fruiting calendar is not established. In monsoonal or seasonally dry climates, maintain even root-zone moisture through the dry period and reduce irrigation only in response to local soil moisture and plant growth rather than applying a calendar borrowed from another Garcinia.<sup>[[#cite_note-4|[4]]]</sup>

== Propagation ==

Seed is the only method specifically listed for this species in the published horticultural account. Fresh seed of many Garcinia species can germinate slowly, sometimes taking six months or more; that genus-level observation should not be treated as a verified germination period for Garcinia griffithii.<sup id="cite_ref-5">[[#cite_note-5|[5]]]</sup>

== Flowering, fruiting, and harvest ==

The fruit is reported as edible and is gathered from wild trees for local use. It is described as acid in flavour and more commonly cooked. No reliable species-specific record establishes flowering season, age at first fruiting, pollination biology, yield, or a cultivated harvest index.<sup>[[#cite_note-4|[4]]]</sup>

== Fruit and uses ==

The fruit is a globose berry, brown-yellow in the published account, and is used raw or cooked. The record supports local food use but does not establish a commercial cultivar, a universal flavour profile, or food-safety guidance for fruit from every tree.<sup>[[#cite_note-4|[4]]]</sup>

== References ==

* <span id="cite_note-1"></span>[[#cite_ref-1|↑]] '''[1]''' [https://www.gbif.org/species/3714442 GBIF backbone taxon: Garcinia griffithii].

* <span id="cite_note-2"></span>[[#cite_ref-2|↑]] '''[2]''' [https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/match?name=Garcinia%20griffithii GBIF species match: Garcinia griffithii].

* <span id="cite_note-3"></span>[[#cite_ref-3|↑]] '''[3]''' [https://powo.science.kew.org/results?q=Garcinia%20griffithii Plants of the World Online: Garcinia griffithii search].

* <span id="cite_note-4"></span>[[#cite_ref-4|↑]] '''[4]''' [https://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Garcinia+griffithii Useful Tropical Plants: Garcinia griffithii; drawing on Plant Resources of Southeast Asia].

* <span id="cite_note-5"></span>[[#cite_ref-5|↑]] '''[5]''' [https://pfaf.org/user/plant.aspx?latinname=Garcinia Plants for a Future: Garcinia propagation notes].

== Image credits ==

No image is used. No distinct licensed file with verified species identity was found.

[[Category:Fruit trees]]
[[Category:Garcinia]]