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Garcinia subelliptica
In Singapore: Happiness Tree, Philippine Fortune Tree, Fukugi, 菲岛福木 (Grown in Singapore)
Garcinia subelliptica, known as the happiness or Fukugi tree, is an evergreen shrub or tree of coastal tropical and subtropical forests, widely planted as a windbreak in the Ryukyu Islands. It grows best in sun or part shade in a warm, humid, frost-free spot with well-drained soil.
Garcinia subelliptica, commonly known as the happiness or Fukugi tree, is an evergreen shrub or tree found in coastal subtropical and tropical moist forests of East and Southeast Asia, specifically the Ryukyu Islands of Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, and Java.
Trees are 6–20 meters high with ovate-oblong or elliptical thick leathery leaves. Fruits are smooth and yellow with 1-4 seeds.
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[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
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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.
