Gatasan PRODUCT NAME
Garcinia venulosa Choicy. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Gatasan |
| Local Name: | Bilukau (Camarines, Bataan); Binukau (Laguna); Bunog (Palawan); Bunag (Cagayan);Buneg (Pangasinan); Gatasan (Laguna, Tayabas); Kalokog (Tayabas); Katuri (Cagayan, Isabela); Mangala (Zamboanga); Pedis (Pampanga); Peris (Cavite, Bulacan); Taklang-anak (Laguna, Bataan, Mindoro). |
| Family: | Guttiferae |
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| Product Description: | A tree reaching a height of about 15m and a diameter of 40 centimeters. The leaves are opposite, leathery, smooth, and up to 20cm or more in length. The flowers are fairly small, and borne in rather small, rounded clusters. The fruits are about 4-6cm in diameter, somewhat rounded but flattened, and sour. The edible portion is surrounded by a rather hard rind and contains several flat seeds. |
| NTFP Classification: | Food and food ingredients (plant-derived) |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | This species is very common and widely distributed throughout the Philippines. It is not cultivated |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | fruits |
| Uses: | The fruit is eaten with fish by Filipinos |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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