Garcinia

...An evergreen fruit tree of the Hypericaceae family, known as the queen of tropical fruits and with the best flavor (illustration). It is a tall tree that can reach 20m, with dark green, oblong, opposite leaves. When the trunk or leaves are damaged, a yellowish-white milky liquid is exuded. The fruit looks like a persimmon, and is about 5-7cm in diameter. It has a skin about 0.5cm thick, and 4-8 pieces of white flesh are arranged in a tangerine bag-like shape. It is dioecious, but there are almost no male plants, and it is parthenocarpic, so the seeds have the same genetic characteristics as the parent tree. It is said to have originated near the Malay Peninsula, and is cultivated only in a limited area of ​​the tropical region, but fruiting is seasonal, and it is only shipped to the market at a certain time of the year. ...

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…熱帯果実の女王とされ，最高の風味を備えるオトギリソウ科の常緑果樹（イラスト）。20mにも達する高木で，葉は長楕円形で対生し，濃緑色。幹や葉を傷つけると黄白色の乳液を出す。果実の外観はカキに似ていて，径5～7cmほど。厚さ約0.5cmの果皮があり，ミカンの袋状に4～8個の白色の果肉が並ぶ。雌雄異株であるが，雄株はほとんどなく，単為結果性であるので，種子は母木と同じ遺伝形質をもつ。マレー半島付近が原産地とされ，熱帯地域の限定された範囲でのみ栽培されているが，結実には季節性があり，一定の時期にしか市場に出荷されない。…

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