¡¡¡¡Guess the Rheedia/Garcinia spp.!!!

[leomx]

I ended up with these five different Garcinia/Rheedia species after a while. . Don´t know even the exact Genus!!! The taller one is about two years old.

I even asked a knwoledgeful guy and neither him didn´t for sure.  ???

The whole gang. These are from left to right no. 1-5 for numeration.

No.1

No.2

No.3

[leomx]

No. 4

No.5

Perhaps the only way to get an exact id is waiting for them to bear fruit in a few years.  

[ron@springhammock]

It's going to be tough getting an id from those little plants.  Any of the first three may be Garcinia mangostana.  If I had to make a guess, I'd probably go with the second, assuming the typical drip tip on the end of the leaves have dried off. The first looks a little small and because the third has such a bright red leaf, which I don't recall seeing on mine.

None of yours look like Garcinia prainiana.  That's all I can say since those are the only two Garcinia I have.

[leomx]

the only thing for sure is there isn´t a mangosteen in those pictures because I do "have" a mangosteen but it´s only 2" tall and 1.5 years old. I really forgot about it I guess since it´s not going anywhere (maybe to the compost pile).

[ron@springhammock]

Don't give up on the mangosteen; they are very slow to start.  Keep it in shade to filtered sun and very acid soil; nothing more than peat and sand.

Sorry, I couldn't help.  Maybe if you could give a clue as to what kind they may be, but not necessarily which one?

[leomx]

I´d like to know which one is the G. xantochymus.

Perhaps there´s a Rheedia macrophylla or R. brasiliensis in the picture. Just can´t get an exact id for these guys. Even an unnamed sp.

[Alan_Tampa]

# 4 is the G. xanthochymus, # 5 is bakupari. G (Rheedia at one time) brasiliensis)

I think #1 is Garcinia dulcis.

Maybe

Alan

[leomx]

Thanks Alan for the # (can´t find it on my keyboard, lol) and id them. Then I believe #1 is G. brasiliensis but who knows.

Thanks Ron for trying to id these garcinias and rheedias (taxonomic mess).

[siafu]

#5 looks like my G. brasiliensis (from Puerto Rico). It is also

the only Rheedia/Garcinia that I have tried that managed to

show some "decent" growth in my Med. climate.  It is also

fairly hardy.

#1, is similar to G. gardneriana that I (used to have). Very slow growing...

[leomx]

Siafu, #1 is the only plant which I do remember (because it was the last garcinia I got one year ago) was said to me it´s a G. brasiliensis and came from PR (don´t know if that´s a correct id, though)!!!

How about that!!.  :cool: