Garcinia quaesita

Garcinia quaesita is a species of flowering plant in the family Clusiaceae. It is found only in Sri Lanka.

Garcinia quaesita
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Clusiaceae
Genus: Garcinia
Species:
G. quaesita
Binomial name
Garcinia quaesita
Pierre

Common names

  • English: red mango, Indian tamarind, brindleberry
  • Sinhala: kana goraka, honda goraka
  • Tamil: korakkaipuli

Etymology

The generic name is after L. Garcin (1683–1751)

References

  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Garcinia quaesita". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 1998: e.T30790A9573534. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T30790A9573534.en. Retrieved 16 December 2017.


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