Garcinia subelliptica

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Garcinia subelliptica

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{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
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| image = Fukugi Tree (Garcinia subelliptica) 1.jpg
| image = Fukugi Tree (Garcinia subelliptica) 1.jpg
| genus = Garcinia
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
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| species = subelliptica
| status_ref = {{make cite IUCN|IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group & Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI). 2024. Garcinia subelliptica. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2024: e.T198112671A242274940. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T198112671A242274940.en. Accessed on 21 April 2026.}}
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| authority =[[Elmer Drew Merrill|Merr.]] 1908
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| genus = Garcinia
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| species = subelliptica
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| authority = [[Elmer Drew Merrill|Merr.]] (1908)
| synonyms =
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'''''Garcinia subelliptica''''', commonly known as the '''happiness''' or '''Fukugi tree''', is an evergreen tree found in coastal forests of East and Southeast Asia, specifically the [[Ryukyu Islands]] of Japan, Taiwan, Philippines, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and India.{{Cite book|url=http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/mss/volume13/index.htm|title=Flora of China|publisher=Science Press, Beijing, and Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis|year=2007 |editor=Wu, Z. Y. |editor2=P. H. Raven |editor3=D. Y. Hong|volume=13 (Clusiaceae through Araliaceae)|pages=42}}
'''''Garcinia subelliptica''''', commonly known as the '''happiness''' or '''Fukugi tree''', is an evergreen shrub or tree found in coastal subtropical and tropical moist forests of East and Southeast Asia, specifically the [[Ryukyu Islands]] of Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, and Java. name = powo>{{cite web |title=''Garcinia subelliptica'' Merr. |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:428254-1 |website=[[Plants of the World Online]] |publisher=[[Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew]] |access-date=21 April 2026}}{{Cite book|url=http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/mss/volume13/index.htm|title=Flora of China|publisher=Science Press, Beijing, and Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis|year=2007 |editor=Wu, Z. Y. |editor2=P. H. Raven |editor3=D. Y. Hong|volume=13 (Clusiaceae through Araliaceae)|pages=42}}


Trees are 6–20 meters high with ovate-oblong or elliptical thick leathery leaves. Fruits are smooth and yellow with 1-4 seeds.{{cite web | title=Plant Detail - Garcinia subelliptica | website=Flora Fauna Web | url=https://florafaunaweb.nparks.gov.sg/special-pages/plant-detail.aspx?id=2930 | access-date=2019-06-01 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Trees are 6–20 meters high with ovate-oblong or elliptical thick leathery leaves. Fruits are smooth and yellow with 1-4 seeds.{{cite web | title=Plant Detail - Garcinia subelliptica | website=Flora Fauna Web | url=https://florafaunaweb.nparks.gov.sg/special-pages/plant-detail.aspx?id=2930 | access-date=2019-06-01 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}


The tree is widely planted in the Ryukyu Islands as a windbreak and ornamental, and the bark is a traditional dye.{{cn|date=June 2021}} It is the [[floral emblem]] for the towns of [[Motobu, Okinawa|Motobu]] and [[Tarama, Okinawa|Tarama]].
The tree is widely planted in the Ryukyu Islands as a windbreak and ornamental, and the bark is a traditional dye.{{cn|date=June 2021}} It is the [[floral emblem]] for the towns of [[Motobu, Okinawa|Motobu]] and [[Tarama, Okinawa|Tarama]].

The species was described by [[Elmer Drew Merrill]] in 1908.


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[[Category:Garcinia|subelliptica]]
[[Category:Garcinia|subelliptica]]
[[Category:Flora of Java]]
[[Category:Flora of the Philippines]]
[[Category:Flora of the Ryukyu Islands]]
[[Category:Flora of Taiwan]]
[[Category:Least concern flora of Asia]]
[[Category:Plants described in 1909]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Elmer Drew Merrill]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Elmer Drew Merrill]]
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