Garcinia nigrolineata
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| Garcinia nigrolineata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Clusiaceae |
| Genus: | Garcinia |
| Species: | G. nigrolineata |
| Binomial name | |
| Garcinia nigrolineata | |
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Garcinia kunstleri King | |
Garcinia nigrolineata[3] has been called "wild beaked Kandis" (from the Malay name – see below) and is a species of flowering plant in the family Clusiaceae.[4][5] It is a tree native to Assam, Myanmar, Peninsular Malaysia, and Vietnam in tropical Asia.[2] The Catalogue of Life lists no subspecies.[4]
Garcinia nigrolineata is an Asian tropical forest under-storey tree some 10–14 m high;:[6] well-illustrated in Trees of Tropical of Asia. Leaves are approx. 100 x 35 mm. Flowers have 3 mm petals with 25 stamens in a head. Fruits are orange when mature, approx. 30 mm: developing from a 5-7 celled ovary.[6]
Names for this plant include:
- Indonesian: Kandis Keling
- Malay: Kandis Gajah, Kandis Jantan, Kandis
- Thai: ชะมวง Chamuang
- Vietnamese – bứa lằn đen[6] or bứa đen
Gallery
Garcinia nigrolineata leaves
Garcinia nigrolineata bark
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