Garcinia epunctata
StatusLC
Status systemIUCN3.1
GenusGarcinia
Speciesepunctata
AuthorityStapf
Synonyms
  • Garcinia balala De Wild.
  • Garcinia bequaertii De Wild.
  • Garcinia brieyi De Wild.
  • Garcinia cereoflava Engl.
  • Garcinia klainei Pierre ex Engl.
  • Garcinia kuluensis Spirlet
  • Garcinia mimfiensis Engl.
  • Garcinia nyangensis Pellegr.
  • Garcinia obscura Spirlet
  • Garcinia sordidoluteola De Wild.

Garcinia epunctata is a tall tropical rainforest tree in the family Clusiaceae. 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

  1. ^ 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.