Edible : Fruit
A shrub or tree. It grows 10 m tall. The branches are in flat rings. The leaves are opposite and evergreen. They are narrowly oval and 28 cm long and 16 cm wide. They are leathery. The flowers are cream-yellow to white. They are 2.5 cm across. They are in clusters in the axils of leaves. The fruit are yellow and oval. They are 8 cm long. There are 1-3 seeds 2.5 cm long.
It is a tropical plant. It grows between 150-950 m above sea level. It grows in shady woodland
Other names :
Bois mulatre, Garcinia abricot,
Synonyms :
Mammea humilis Vahl;
Rheedia laterifolia L.;