Garcinia cambogioides
species of plant
Garcinia cambogioides is a species of flowering plant in the family Clusiaceae. It is native to southwestern and northeastern India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, and neighboring states), Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.
Common names
Assamese: Kũzi Thekera (কুঁঁজী ঠেকেৰা)
English: gamboge (Sri Lanka), gamboge (India)
Tamil: iravasinni (இரேவற்சின்னி), makki
Tulu: aradāḷa
Malayalam: iravi, chigiri
Kannada: devana huli, jirigehuli, murina huli, ponpuli, 'dirakala hannu'
Sinhalese: kokatiya, gokatiya, goraka (ගොරකා)
Sanskrit: svarṇakṣīrī (स्वर्णक्षीरी)
Cebuano: batuan
Description
Trees are up to 12 m tall. Bark is smooth, and dark brown in color; blaze white.
Leaves simple, opposite, decussate; petiole 0.6-1.5 cm long, canaliculate, sheathing at base, glabrous; lamina 6.5-15 x 3.5-8 cm, usually elliptic, sometimes narrow obovate, apex acute to acuminate, base attenuate; coriaceous or subcoriaceous, glabrous; secondary_nerves 6-8 pairs; tertiary_nerves obscure.
Flowers show inflorescence and are dioecious; male flowers in fascicles, axillary; female flowers larger than male, solitary, axillary.
Varieties
Four varieties are accepted.
Garcinia cambogioides var. cambogioides – southwestern and northeastern India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh
Garcinia cambogioides var. cuspida (A.Begum, Borthakur & J.Sarma) T.K.Paul – Assam
Garcinia cambogioides var.
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