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Garcinia leptophylla is an evergreen flowering tree in the family Clusiaceae or Guttiferae.[1] The specific epithet (leptophylla) comes from Greek leptos (= slender, slim), and phyllon (= leaf).[2]

Garcinia leptophylla
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Clusiaceae
Genus:	Garcinia
Species:	G. leptophylla
Binomial name
Garcinia leptophylla Bittrich, 2018
Synonyms
Rheedia longifolia Planch. & Triana Rheedia longifolia var. subcordata Vesque

Distribution

It is native to Colombia, Bolivia, Peru, and northern Brazil.[3]

Description

It grows to 65 feet (20 meters) in height and the branches are glabrous and angular. The sap is yellow and the petioles measure 2–3.5 centimeters in length. The leaves are elliptic to lanceolate in shape and are very coriaceous, and the base is attenuate or cuneate and the margin is entire. The flowers occur in fascicles of approximately 40 and their pedicels measure 1.5–2.5 centimeters in length. They have four green petals which are lanceolate to oblanceolate in shape and measure 4–5 x 3-3.5 millimeters and have truncate bases. The fruit is smooth and is green when immature and measures 2-2.2 x 1.7–1.9 centimeters. Its pedicel measures 2.7–3.5 centimeters in length. It is a dioecious species but has been recorded to have some level of self-pollination.[4]

Uses

An extract from the leaves has been proven to induce an antinociceptive effect,[5] and it is used in folk medicine in South America.

See also

• Garcinia
• List of Garcinia species

References

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