Halambungu / Travancore Gamboge
Garcinia travancorica
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering
- May-September
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Garcinia travancorica
- Genus
- Garcinia
- Family
- Clusiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests, shola forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-September
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (VU)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Elliptic (widest at middle)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Halambungu itself; the rest are typical of the Clusiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Halambungu itself; the rest are typical of the Clusiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- Halambungu
- Malayalam
- Malampongu, മലമ്പൊങ്ങ്, Garcinia travancorica
About Halambungu
Travancore Gamboge (Garcinia travancorica) belongs to the Clusiaceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh. It grows in evergreen forests, shola forests. Flowering and fruiting run from May to September.
Clusiaceae
Mangosteen/Garcinia family
Halambungu belongs to the Clusiaceae family.
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