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Garcinia pseudoguttifera, the mo'onia tree, is a small to medium evergreen tree from Fiji and Vanuatu, grown mainly for its edible fruit arils and timber. Care data is limited, so it is mostly a forest tree rather than a common garden plant.
Garcinia pseudoguttifera, known as the mo'onia tree in its native range, is a species of flowering tree in the family Clusiaceae (Guttiferae). The specific epithet (pseudoguttifera) comes from Greek pseudo (= false) and Neo-Latin guttifera (= gum-bearing plant).
Four benzophenones, 6-hydroxy-2,4-dimethoxy-3,5-bis(3-methyl-2-butenyl)benzophenone (myrtiaphenone-A), 2,2-dimethyl-8-benzoyl-7-hydroxy-5-methoxy-6-(3-methyl-2-butenyl)benzopyran (myrtiaphenone-B), 2,6-dihydroxy-4-methoxy-3,5-bis(3-methyl-2-butenyl)benzophenone (vismiaphenone-C), and 2,2-dimethyl-8-benzoyl-3,7-dihydroxy-5-methoxy-6-(3-methyl-2-butenyl)-3,4-dihydrobenzopyran (pseudoguttiaphenone-A), a new compound, were isolated from Garcinia pseudoguttifera. The major component of Garcinia pseudoguttifera is eupha-8,24-dien-3β-ol.
Garcinia pseudoguttifera is native to Fiji and Vanuatu, and has been introduced to Tonga. It may be present in the Solomon Islands. It grows in dense or thin forests, sometimes in beach thickets, up to 3,772.9 feet (1,150.0 meters) in elevation.
An extract from the leaves is sometimes used as a pain reliever, and an oil from the fruit is used as a perfume. The wood is sometimes used as timber. The fruit is occasionally eaten.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Garcinia pseudoguttifera by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
