bacupari

tree

Also known as: Garcinia gardneriana

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The bakupari is a tree native to South America. Its scientific name is Rheedia brasiliensis. This tree, belonging to the Guttiferae family, produces an edible fruit with snow-white, slightly acidic pulp. The genus Garcinia, to which the bakupari belongs, includes about 250 species of trees and shrubs found throughout the tropics. Some species in this genus are valued for their fruit or ornamental qualities, while others have medicinal uses.12

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Bacupari (G. gardneriana) is native to South America and produces an edible aril. Garlic fruit, or bitter garcinia (G. spicata), is planted as an ornamental in tropical salt-spray oceanfront areas. Orange dyes (gamboge) are extracted from the bark of G. xanthochymus and G. cowa. A…
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Bacupari (G. gardneriana) is native to South America and produces an edible aril. Garlic fruit, or bitter garcinia (G. spicata), is planted as an ornamental in tropical salt-spray oceanfront areas. Orange dyes (gamboge) are extracted from the bark of G. xanthochymus and G. cowa. A…
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