About Talbot Garcinia
Garcinia talbotii is a large tree in the family Clusiaceae and is endemic to the Western Ghats of India. The tree has yellow latex, and can attain a height of 25 m and girth up to 2.2 m. This species was first reported from Gairsoppah Ghats in North Kanara of Karanataka district.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Garcinia talbotii
- Genus
- Garcinia
- Family
- CLUSIACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests
- Native to
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)

Botanical family
Clusiaceae
Mangosteen/Garcinia family
Talbot Garcinia belongs to the Clusiaceae family.
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