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Palo-de-Cruz (Garcinia portoricensis)

Garcinia portoricensis is a rare evergreen tree, endemic to Puerto Rico, growing 10-20m tall. It has opposite leaves and small yellowish-orange fruits, found in moist.

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Synonyms
Clusia acuminata Spreng. ex Choisy
Marialva elliptica A.Stahl
Quapoya acuminata (Spreng. ex Choisy) Walp.
Rheedia portoricensis Urb.
Taxonomy
  • kingdomPlantae
  • divisionTracheophyta
  • classMagnoliopsida
  • orderMalpighiales
  • familyClusiaceae
  • genusGarcinia
  • speciesGarcinia portoricensis