About Mysore Gamboge
Garcinia wightii is a species of flowering plant in the family Clusiaceae. It is a tree native to the Western Ghats of Kerala state in southwestern India. It grows in lowland tropical moist forest in scattered locations in the Anamalai Hills at about 700 meters elevation.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Garcinia wightii
- Genus
- Garcinia
- Family
- CLUSIACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Along stream banks in evergreen - semi-Evergreen forests
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-March
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (VU)
Local Names
- Malayalam
- ആറ്റുകറുക
Botanical family
Clusiaceae
Mangosteen/Garcinia family
Mysore Gamboge belongs to the Clusiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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