Garcinia oliveri is a cousin species of the mangosteen and also bears edible fruit.

This plant is also known by local names ໂມງ ([móːŋ]) in Laotian, Bứa núi in Vietnamese, and Tromoung in Khmer.

It grows naturally in South-East Asia, including in Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam.

This plant is a tree that grows up to 30 m high, with drooping branches.

[1] In Vietnam, the plant's young leaves are used for food, such as being cooked in soup, or eaten fresh in a dish called banh xeo.