Kodakkapuli / Malabar Gamboge
Garcinia gummi-gutta
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- January-August
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
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-August
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Typical of the Clusiaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Variable
- Inflorescence
- Variable
- Fruit
- Capsule
Typical of the Clusiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Tamil
- Kodakkapuli, Penampuli, குடம்புளி
- Telugu
- మలబారు చింత
- Kannada
- Manda huli, ಮಂತುಳ್ಳಿ Mantulli, ಪುನರ್ಪುಳಿ Punarpuli, Kadagulu-muruga
- Malayalam
- Gorakkapuli, Pinar, Kodampuli, Kadumpuli
- Marathi
- Dharambe
- Sinhala
- ගොරකා
About Kodakkapuli
Malabar Gamboge (Garcinia gummi-gutta) is a tree belonging to the Clusiaceae family (Mangosteen/Garcinia family). Members of this family are generally characterised by opposite simple leaves, cymose flower clusters, berry fruit. It is typically found in along streams in evergreen and semi-evergreen forests up to 1250m. It is native to India. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during January-August. Its conservation status has been assessed as Least Concern (LC).
Clusiaceae
Mangosteen/Garcinia family
Kodakkapuli belongs to the Clusiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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