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'''Garcinia cowa''' is an evergreen tree growing 8 - 12 metres tall. The bole can be 15 - 20cm in diameter. The tree is harvested from the wild for its edible fruits and leaves, which are used locally.
==Uses==
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==Chemical Composition==
Garcinia cowa is an abundant source of bioactive phytochemicals. Phytochemicalinvestigations of the plant parts indicated that the fruit, twig and stem are the best source of secondary metabolites, providing flavonoids, phloroglucinols and xanthones respectively.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/3864/1a82cbbf26d272a1da154c42164780bc68d1.pdf Chemistry]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref>
