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Garcinia binucao
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Clusiaceae
Genus: Garcinia
Species:
G. binucao
Binomial name
Garcinia binucao
Synonyms[2]
  • Cambogia binucao Blanco
  • Garcinia duodecandra Pierre

Garcinia binucao is a species of flowering plant in the Clusiaceae family.[2] It is commonly known as binukaw, takway or batuan, is a species of Garcinia endemic to the Philippines.[2] It is not cultivated, though its edible fruits are harvested from the wild for use as a souring agent in some Filipino dishes.

Taxonomy

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Binukaw belongs to the genus Garcinia (the mangosteens) of the family Clusiaceae. The first description of the correct name of the species is attributed to the French botanist Jacques Denys Choisy in Description des guttifères de l'Inde (1849) based on the basionym Cambogia binucao from the Spanish friar and botanist Francisco Manuel Blanco in Flora de Filipinas in 1837.[2][3]

The plant is known as binukaw (also spelled binucao, binukau, or bilukaw) in Tagalog, and batuan in Visayan languages. Other names include Ilocano balakut, Bikol buragris, and Panay Visayan haras.[4] The common names are sometimes shared with other similar Garcinia species in the Philippines like Garcinia morella.

The species was first described as Cambogia binucao by Francisco Manuel Blanco in 1837. In 1849 Jacques Denys Choisy placed the species in genus Garcinia as G. binucao.[2]

Description

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Binukaw is an evergreen tree growing to a maximum height of around 25 m (82 ft) with a trunk around 40 cm (16 in) in diameter. The leaves are oblong to obovate around 5 to 12 cm (2.0 to 4.7 in) long and 4 to 7 cm (1.6 to 2.8 in) wide. The flowers are reddish to creamy white in color. The fruits are round berries, around 4 cm (1.6 in) in diameter with a juicy pulp and numerous seeds.[4][5]

Distribution

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Binukaw is endemic to the Philippines,[2] and is only found in the western Visayas region, such as Panay and Negros.[6]

Culinary

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The sour fruits are edible and can be eaten raw. They are also commonly used as a souring agent in traditional Filipino dishes like sinigang, Kadyos, baboy, kag langka, and cansi.[7] Because cultivation of the fruit is limited to the western Visayas, it has also been sold in powder or paste form, or as jams or other sauces for easier distribution elsewhere in the Philippines.[8]

'Takway' is called "pansit ng bukid" since it grows almost anywhere in the fields. In Iloilo, it is called "palutpot" or "runners" of root crops or taro. As culinary ingredient, it combines with coconut milk, like ginataang alimango. In Davao City, paksiw na takway is blended with mora moro or mackerel scad (galunggong).[9]

Conservation

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The species is becoming rare due to illegal logging and deforestation for agriculture.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Energy Development Corporation (EDC) . (2023). "Garcinia binucao". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T198112305A203239290. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T198112305A203239290.en. Retrieved April 19, 2026.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Garcinia binucao (Blanco) Choisy". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved April 19, 2026.
  3. ^ Mansfeld, Rudolf (2001). Mansfeld's Encyclopedia of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops Volume 1. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 1356. ISBN 9783540410171.
  4. ^ a b "Garcinia binucao (PROSEA)". Pl@ntUse. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  5. ^ a b Fern, Ken. "Garcinia binucao". Tropical Plants Database. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  6. ^ "Batwan". Ark of Taste. Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  7. ^ "The Souring Agents of Sinigang". Our Philippine Trees. September 25, 2009. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  8. ^ Dy-Zulueta, Dolly (November 10, 2024). [Chef explains why there is no Sinigang sa Batwan in Iloilo "Chef explains why there is no Sinigang sa Batwan in Iloilo"]. Philstar Global. Retrieved December 3, 2025. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)
  9. ^ Santos, Jamil (September 14, 2024). "'Takway' na tinatawag din na 'pansit ng bukid,' masarap at maganda sa kalusugan". GMA Network. Retrieved September 16, 2024.