山竹子树属藤黄科。小或中型的圆锥形乔木,具大而革质的叶片,原产于西马来西亚,约于1800年引入斯里兰卡。果实球状,具紫褐色光泽,大小与苹果相仿,是热带地区一种著名的极其好吃的果实。有些人认为山竹子带有草莓和葡萄的味道。果肉鲜美、雪白、柔软和多汁,内有种子。人们食用的是果肉。致密而厚的红 Mountain bamboo tree genus Garcinia. Small or medium-sized conical trees with large, leathery leaves native to Western Malaysia and introduced to Sri Lanka in about 1800. Fruit spherical, purple-brown luster, the same size and apple, is a famous tropical fruit is extremely delicious. Some people think that mountain bamboo with the taste of strawberries and grapes. The flesh is tasty, white, soft and juicy with seeds inside. People eat flesh. Dense and thick red