Jharambi / Mysore Gamboge
Garcinia xanthochymus
Also known as Egg Tree, Himalayan Garcinia, Sour Mangosteen, Yellow Mangosteen
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
How to identify Jharambi
Identify Jharambi by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Egg-shaped yellow-orange sour fruit.
- Confirm leaf shape: Lanceolate.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: Throughout the year.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Clusiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Jharambi.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Garcinia xanthochymus
- Genus
- Garcinia
- Family
- Clusiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Distribution
- India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, China, Thailand, Malay Peninsula
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Goa
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- LanceolaterecordedLong and narrow, tapering to a point, like a lance head.“Leaves are oblong to lanceolate, 15.4-30.5 cm x (4-)6–12 cm.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Jharambi 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 Jharambi itself; the rest are typical of the Clusiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Jharambi, Tamal, Tumul, Dampel
- Nepali
- छुंयाल Chunyal
- Bengali
- chalata, ডেফল
- Tamil
- பச்சிலை Paccilai, Pachilai, Pacchilai, Kulavi
- Kannada
- Devajarige, ದೇವಗರಿಕೆ Devagarike, ದೇವಣಿಗೆ Devangi, Deavkai
- Malayalam
- anavaya, pinar, samudrapacca
- Marathi
- Dharambo, Jharambi, Ota
- Assamese
- টেপৰটেঙা
About Jharambi
Mysore Gamboge (Garcinia xanthochymus) belongs to the Clusiaceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh and 2 other states. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Clusiaceae
Mangosteen/Garcinia family
Jharambi belongs to the Clusiaceae family.
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