| Garcinia parvifolia | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Clusiaceae |
| Genus: | Garcinia |
| Species: | G. parvifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Garcinia parvifolia | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Garcinia parvifolia, theKundong,Brunei cherry orAsam aur aur, is a tropicalevergreen tree native toBorneo,Peninsular Malaysia,Sulawesi andSumatra.[1][2] The tree is found at elevations of 600–800 metres (2,000–2,600 ft) in humid environments, and grows to a height of 33 metres (108 ft). The bark, wood, leaves, and fruit of the kundong tree are used byhumans.[3]
Kundong trees grow in the humid interior of Borneo.[4] The trees can be found at higher elevations along ridges and near riverbanks. The kundong propagates through seeds that take around six months to germinate. The tree grows quickly and once planted can produce fruit in as little as 4 years.[2] The majority of kundong grow in the wild, but the tree can be cultivated in gardens.[4][3]
In Borneo the bark of the tree is used to produceresin, while the wood is used in furniture or for carving. The juvenile leaves of the tree are eaten as avegetable.[5] The plant is used as arootstock formangosteen.[5]
Kundong can be eaten raw or cooked.[3] The small red-yellow fruit has a sour taste with a sweet white pulp. Younger fruits are used to produce a sour taste in other types of food, such ascurry. The fruit is about the size of a cherry and looks similar to apurple mangosteen, hence the nicknamesBrunei cherry (interchangeable withBorneo cherry) andred mangosteen.[4]
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