About Malabar Gamboge
Garcinia gummi-gutta is a tropical species of Garcinia native to India. Common names include Garcinia cambogia (a former scientific name), as well as brindle berry, and Malabar tamarind. It is a tree which grows up to 20 metres tall. The fruit looks like a small pumpkin and is green to pale yellow in color. The species is native to the central and southern Western Ghats of Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu states in southwestern India. It grows in lowland and montane moist evergreen forest, generally as an understorey tree along stream banks, up to 1,800 metres (5,910 ft) elevation. It has been introduced or is in cultivation elsewhere in India and Southeast Asia.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Garcinia gummi-gutta
- Genus
- Garcinia
- Family
- CLUSIACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Along streams in evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests up to 1250m
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-August
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Local Names
- Tamil
- Kodakkapuli, Penampuli, குடம்புளி
- Telugu
- మలబారు చింత
- Kannada
- Manda huli, ಮಂತುಳ್ಳಿ Mantulli, ಪುನರ್ಪುಳಿ Punarpuli
- Malayalam
- Gorakkapuli, Pinar, Kodampuli
- Marathi
- Dharambe
Clusiaceae
Mangosteen/Garcinia family
Malabar Gamboge belongs to the Clusiaceae family.
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