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 is locally known as defol (ডেফল) in Bengal, tepor tenga (টেপৰ টেঙা) in Assam, and heirangoi (হৈরাংগোই) in Manipur.

Garcinia xanthochymus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Clusiaceae
Genus: Garcinia
Species:
G. xanthochymus
Binomial name
Garcinia xanthochymus
Synonyms
  • Garcinia pictoria (Roxb.) Engl.
  • Garcinia tinctoria (DC.) W. Wight, orth. var.
  • Xanthochymus pictorius Roxb.
  • Xanthochymus tinctorius DC., orth. var.
  • Garcinia roxburghii Kurz
  • Stalagmitis pictoria G.Don

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
    Fruit flesh
  • Leaves
    Leaves
  • Plant
    Plant
  • Immature fruits
    Immature fruits

References
  1. Hooker, J.D. (1974). Flora of British India. Vol. 1. p. 269.
  2. "Garcinia xanthochymus in Tropicos". 2019-02-18.
  3. "Garcinia xanthochymus in Flora of China @ efloras.org". eFloras.org Home. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
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