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
- 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
- Halambungu
- Malayalam
- Malampongu, മലമ്പൊങ്ങ്, Garcinia travancorica
About Halambungu
Travancore Gamboge (Garcinia travancorica) 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 evergreen forests, shola forests. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during May-September. Its conservation status has been assessed as Vulnerable (VU).
Clusiaceae
Mangosteen/Garcinia family
Halambungu belongs to the Clusiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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