Garcinia blancoi Pierre (1883a

Nazre, M., Newman, M. F., Pennington, R. T. & Middleton, D. J., 2018, Taxonomic Revision of Garcinia Section Garcinia (Clusiaceae), Phytotaxa 373 (1), pp. 1-52 : 45

Garcinia blancoi Pierre (1883a : xv).

Lectotype (designated here):— PHILIPPINES, Manila, 1836 Gaudichaud-Beaupré 226 (P! [P00379815]; isolectotype P! [P00379814]).

Garcinia calleryi Pierre (1883a : xv). Lectotype (designated here):— PHILIPPINES, Palawan Island, Callery 56 (P! [P00379819]; isolectotypes [P00379820, P00379821, P00379822]).

Trees: no information on the size. Bole: no information. Exudate yellow. Twigs 4-angled, longitudinally wrinkled when dry. Petiole stout, 6–9 mm long. Lamina leathery, ovate-elliptic, 11–12 × 5 cm; apex acute to obtuse; base acute to cuneate; midrib slightly raised above and raised below; margin entire and finely revolute; secondary veins brochidodromous, fine but distinct, closely arranged, nearly parallel, visible above and slightly raised below. Inflorescences terminal, sepals and petals 4; female not found. Male flowers [in bud] with pedicel to 8 mm long; sepals unequal, outer larger than inner, concave, 7.5–8 × 5–6 mm; petals thicker and larger than sepals; stamens in an annular mass surrounding the pistillode; pistillode dwarf fungiform, tipped with a convex cap, 8–10-lobed; anthers sessile, 2-thecous. Female flowers not seen. Fruit: unknown.

Distribution and Habitat:—Possibly in lowland forests in the Philippines.

Taxonomic Notes:—Most of the description follows that of Pierre (1883b). It is only known from two specimens in bud making it difficult to assign to a section.