Garcinia brassii is a species of plant in the family Clusiaceae, first described in 1935. It is endemic to the Wet Tropics bioregion of Queensland, Australia.
Description Garcinia brassii is a small tree growing to about tall. The leaves are glossy green above, paler below, and very stiff. They are obovate (broadest towards the apex) to elliptic in shape and can grow to about long. The leaves and twigs exude yellow sap when broken or cut.
The flowers are about in diameter and have four and four petals. This species is dioecious, meaning that male and female flowers are borne on separate plants.
The fruit is, in botanical terms, an almost spherical berry, measuring about wide and dark red in colour. It contains up to four seeds.
Taxonomy It was first described in 1935 (published 1936) by botanist Cyril Tenison White. The type specimen was collected at the summit of Thornton Peak.
Etymology The species epithet brassii is in recognition of the type collector, L.J. Brass.
Distribution and habitat Garcinia brassii is restricted to mountain areas from near Cape Tribulation to the Mount Lewis National Park. It grows in rainforest at altitudes between .
Conservation , this species has been assessed to be of least concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and by the Queensland Government under its Nature Conservation Act.
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External links
Map of herbarium collections of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
Images of this species on Flickriver.com