Rheedia & Garcinia (forum)

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Rheedia are from South America and Garcinia are from Asia ... much confusion regarding names as so many of the common names are very similar or the same for different species . Thus creating arguments amongst botanists collectors and growers . Seems to be at least 3 species that could be Achacha , Check here ,
http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Rheedia.html

Time: 29th November 2010 9:50am

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BJ says...
Its all too confusing! There is a G. edulis and an R. edulis. What name does the African then group with?

At least they are all delicious!

Time: 29th November 2010 12:24pm

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fruitist says...
Botanists have merge genus Rheedia into Garcinia. One Italian website lists 552 Garcinia species and 74 Rheedia species.

Time: 30th November 2010 9:27am

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trikus says...
Helps to remember the old names as they may be split away again .

Time: 30th November 2010 4:34pm

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trikus says...
This small seedling Garcinia came from seed collected in Cooktown .
It is most likely G livingstonei , and I will have to prepare an area in my highest and driest spot to plant it out . And also search for a partner or 2 as it is a diecious species and will need a partner.
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Time: 1st December 2010 7:57pm

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BJ says...
Certainly looks like an imbe. I recently bought a few extras from ebay, bare-rooted little things (sold as orange mangosteen). about $5 each i think. I have 5, and dont see why people call them unattractive plants...

Time: 1st December 2010 9:16pm

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fruitist says...
Imbe can sucker.

Time: 2nd December 2010 8:06am

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micarle says...
I think i got the imbe from the same ebay seller!!! good little seedlings!! Fruitist are the suckers easy to remove and grow on??

Time: 2nd December 2010 10:11am

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fruitist says...
Not really. It depends on the root of the sucker. If the root has secondary roots and no damage is done during digging then the sucker will grow. The suckers from roots only if the roots are cut from the mother tree.

Time: 2nd December 2010 11:25am

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fruitist says...
some typo in the last sentence of my previous message..I should say "the suckers will only grow from roots if the roots are cut off from the mother tree"

Time: 2nd December 2010 11:27am

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micarle says...
Yeah i get what you mean!!!! I reckon suckers are a great way to propogate things!!

Time: 2nd December 2010 1:41pm

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BJ says...
Does anyone know where to get seeds or (preferably) seedlings of the bumpy skinned garcinia sometimes called Madruno (not the Daley's 'Madruno', which is the standard smooth skinned tiny garcinia - maybe intermedia?) or charichuelo? Either acuminata or madruno. I'm also interested in finding the magnifolia 'madruno'.

I have a few of the 'madrono' plants and although I quite like them, their fruits are so small. I'd like to search out the larger fruited and reportedly superior types. I've heard that they take longer to fruit, but time is on my side :)

Time: 22nd December 2011 9:01pm

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