Garcinia huillensis Oliv.

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Synonyms:	Garcinia buchananii Baker
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Description:	Small evergreen tree. Leaves oblong or elliptic, thick and leathery, exuding a yellow sticky latex when broken. Lateral veins conspicuously etched on both surfaces. Flowers solitary or in small clusters, axillary, greenish-yellow, short-lived. Fruits fleshy, spherical, yellow when ripe, edible. Verdcourt in FTEA separates G. buchananii and G. huillensis as follows: 1.Leaf lamina ± long-acuminate; petiole 5-15 mm long; bark not corky ... buchananii 2.Leaf lamina rounded, obtuse, acute or apiculate at the apex; petiole 2-6 mm; bark corky ... huillensis The distinction is valid for Zimbabwe; whether it is valid in Zambia awaits an examination of herbarium material.
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Flowering time:	Aug – Oct
Worldwide distribution:	From South Sudan to Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Angola.
Growth form(s):	Tree, shrub over 2 m.
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Literature:	Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 260. Drummond, R.B. (1981). Common Trees of the Central Watershed Woodlands of Zimbabwe. Natural Resources Board, Harare. Pages 150 - 151. (Includes a picture). Robson, N.K.B. (1961). Guttiferae Flora Zambesiaca 1(2) Pages 402 - 403. Smith, P. & Allen, Q. (2004). Field Guide to the Trees and Shrubs of the Miombo Woodlands Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew ISBN 1 84246 073 0 Pages 28 - 29. (Includes a picture).

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