Mysore Gamboge. Gamboge (Garcinia xanthochymus)

Family: Clusiaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Garcinia xanthochymus is an evergreen Tree growing to 12 m (39ft) by 12 m (39ft) at a slow rate. See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 10. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils and can grow in very acid and very alkaline soils.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Berries

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

pleasant, acid taste, it is mainly used as a breakfast fruit. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; The fruit is edible but is rather sour.; A pleasant, acid taste, it is mainly used as a breakfast fruit.; It can be eaten fresh, used in sherbets, jams, curries and vinegars, or as a flavouring in other foods.

Habitat & North American Range

Dense humid forests of valleys or on hills at elevations of 600 - 1,000 metres. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)