Editing Garcinia sessilis

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! colspan="2" style="background: #e8e8e8;" | Heilalain / Buluwai (''Garcinia sessilis'')
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! Scientific name
| ''Garcinia sessilis'' <sup id="cite_ref-1">[[#cite_note-1|[1]]]</sup>
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! Common names
| Heilalain (Tonga); Buluwai (Fiji) <sup id="cite_ref-2">[[#cite_note-2|[2]]]</sup>
|-
! Genus
| [[Garcinia]] <sup>[[#cite_note-2|[2]]]</sup>
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! Family
| [[Clusiaceae]] <sup>[[#cite_note-2|[2]]]</sup>
|-
! Order
| [[Malpighiales]] <sup>[[#cite_note-2|[2]]]</sup>
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! Distribution
| Solomon Islands, Fiji, Samoa and Tonga <sup id="cite_ref-3">[[#cite_note-3|[3]]]</sup>
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! Habitat
| Wet and dry forest, from sea level to 1,150 m <sup>[[#cite_note-3|[3]]]</sup>
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! Habit
| Evergreen tree, 4–20 m tall <sup>[[#cite_note-3|[3]]]</sup>
|-
! Sex expression
| Dioecious <sup>[[#cite_note-3|[3]]]</sup>
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! Fruit
| Red, obovoid fruit up to 4 cm long; recorded as eaten raw <sup>[[#cite_note-3|[3]]]</sup>
|-
! Phenology
| Flowering and fruiting recorded throughout the year <sup>[[#cite_note-3|[3]]]</sup>
|}

''Garcinia sessilis'' is an evergreen Pacific tree recorded from the Solomon Islands, Fiji, Samoa and Tonga. It occurs in wet and dry forest from sea level to about 1,150 m and is documented as a locally used fruit tree. <sup>[[#cite_note-3|[3]]]</sup> Kew's Plants of the World Online also lists the species under ''Garcinia''. <sup id="cite_ref-4">[[#cite_note-4|[4]]]</sup>

== Description ==

The tree is reported at 4–20 m in height, with a bole up to 30 cm in diameter. The fruit is red and obovoid, reaching about 4 cm in length. <sup>[[#cite_note-3|[3]]]</sup> The accepted name has the synonyms ''Clusia sessilis'' and ''Firkea sessilis'', and the recorded names Heilalain and Buluwai are associated with Tonga and Fiji respectively. <sup>[[#cite_note-2|[2]]]</sup>

A taxonomic revision of ''Garcinia'' section ''Garcinia'' separates species using characters of the male flowers, fruit and leaves. <sup id="cite_ref-5">[[#cite_note-5|[5]]]</sup> Those characters are useful when checking an identification, particularly where a specimen is known only by a local name or an older synonym.

== Cultivation ==

=== Soil and water ===

The native record spans both wet and dry forest. As a Garcinia from that setting, it is reasonable to begin with a planting site that drains freely but does not swing abruptly from saturated to very dry conditions; adjust irrigation to the local seasonal pattern rather than treating the plant as a permanently wetland tree. This is a genus-level cultivation inference, not a species-tested irrigation schedule. <sup>[[#cite_note-3|[3]]]</sup>

=== Sun and humidity ===

Forest occurrence makes filtered light and humid air a sensible starting point while a plant establishes. The inclusion of dry forest in the recorded habitat also argues for good airflow and a site that can dry seasonally, rather than an enclosed, continuously saturated position. These are habitat-based starting points for cultivation, not fixed exposure limits for the species. <sup>[[#cite_note-3|[3]]]</sup>

=== Seasonal changes ===

''Garcinia sessilis'' is evergreen, and flowering and fruiting have been recorded throughout the year. In cultivation, maintain an active-growth moisture regime through the warm season and watch the plant's response as the local dry or cool season changes; do not assume that one universal harvest month applies across its Pacific range. <sup>[[#cite_note-3|[3]]]</sup>

== Propagation ==

As a genus-level Garcinia starting point, many Garcinia seeds can be slow to germinate, sometimes taking six months or more. Plan propagation on that timescale rather than discarding a viable-looking seedling tray after a short delay; this timing is not a guarantee for ''G. sessilis''. <sup>[[#cite_note-3|[3]]]</sup>

== Flowering, fruiting, and harvest ==

The species is recorded as dioecious, so male and female plants are involved in fruit production. A grower establishing plants for fruit should therefore preserve the identity and provenance of each seedling and avoid assuming that one juvenile plant can provide both sexes. <sup>[[#cite_note-3|[3]]]</sup> Flowering and fruiting are reported throughout the year, so harvest timing should be based on observed fruit development rather than a fixed calendar date. <sup>[[#cite_note-3|[3]]]</sup>

== Fruit and uses ==

The fruit is described as red, obovoid and up to 4 cm long. It is recorded as eaten raw in local use. <sup>[[#cite_note-3|[3]]]</sup>

== References ==

* <span id="cite_note-1"></span>[[#cite_ref-1|↑]] '''[1]''' [https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/match?name=Garcinia%20sessilis GBIF Species Match: ''Garcinia sessilis''].

* <span id="cite_note-2"></span>[[#cite_ref-2|↑]] '''[2]''' [https://www.gbif.org/species/3712715 Garcinia sessilis (G.Forst.) Seem. | GBIF species page].

* <span id="cite_note-3"></span>[[#cite_ref-3|↑]] '''[3]''' [https://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Garcinia+sessilis Garcinia sessilis - Useful Tropical Plants].

* <span id="cite_note-4"></span>[[#cite_ref-4|↑]] '''[4]''' [https://powo.science.kew.org/results?q=Garcinia%20sessilis Plants of the World Online search result: Garcinia sessilis].

* <span id="cite_note-5"></span>[[#cite_ref-5|↑]] '''[5]''' [https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.373.1.1 Nazre et al. 2018. Taxonomic Revision of Garcinia Section Garcinia (Clusiaceae). Phytotaxa 373(1): 1-52. DOI 10.11646/phytotaxa.373.1.1].