Garcinia xanthochymus
Garcinia xanthochymus, the false mangosteen, gamboge, yellow mangosteen, Himalayan Garcinia, or Sour Mangosteen is a species of mangosteens found from India, southern China, and Japan through Indochina to Peninsular Malaysia at elevations of 0 - 1400 meters.[2] Plants are found growing in humid forests of valleys or on hills. It's locally known as Defol (ডেফল) in Bengal; Tepor Tenga (টেপৰ টেঙা) in Assam; and Heirangoi (হৈরাংগোই) in Manipur.
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Clusiaceae |
Genus: | Garcinia |
Species: | G. xanthochymus |
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Description
Tree growing up to 8-15 meters with gray brow bark. Leaves are oblong to lanceolate, 15.4-30.5 cm x (4-)6-12 cm. Petioles are robust 1.5-2.5 cm long. Flowers are greenish white, monoecious in a dense cluster of 4-10 with a diameter of 1.3 cm. Fruits are yellow 5 cm to 8.9 cm in diameter containing yellow flesh and around 5 seeds. Seeds are oblong or ovoid and brown. Plants bloom from March to May with fruits forming around August to November.[3]
- Fruit flesh
- Leaves
- Plant
- Immature fruits
References
- Hooker, J.D. (1974). Flora of British India. 1. p. 269.
- "Garcinia xanthochymus in Tropicos". 2019-02-18.
- "Garcinia xanthochymus in Flora of China @ efloras.org". eFloras.org Home. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
External links
- Media related to Garcinia xanthochymus at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Garcinia xanthochymus at Wikispecies