Family Name: Clusiaceae (Guttiferae)

Common Name: Happiness Tree, Philippine Fortune Tree, Fukugi, 菲岛福木

Garcinia subelliptica, also known as Happiness Tree, is a tree with a compact conical crown and ornamental glossy leaves. The flowers are small, greenish cream coloured and develop into yellow fleshy fruit after pollination. In Okinawa, it is planted as both a windbreak as well as firebreak.

CLASSIFICATIONS AND CHARACTERISTICS

Plant Division : Angiosperms (Flowering Seed Plants) (Dicotyledon)

Plant Growth Form : Tree (Small (6m-15m))

Lifespan (in Singapore) : Perennial

Mode of Nutrition : Autotrophic

Plant Shape : Compact, Conical

Maximum Height : 15 m

PLANT CARE AND PROPAGATION

Light Preference : Semi-Shade, Full Sun

Water Preference : Moderate Water

Plant Growth Rate : Moderate