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Garcinia xanthochymus

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Garcinia xanthochymus, the false mangosteen, gamboge, yellow mangosteen, Himalayan Garcinia, or sour mangosteen is a species of mangosteen native to India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Indochina, and southern China[3] at elevations of 0 – 1400 meters.[4] Plants are found growing in humid forests of valleys or on hills. It is locally known as defol (ডেফল) in Bengal, tepor tenga (টেপৰ টেঙা) in Assam, and heirangoi (হৈরাংগোই) in Manipur.

Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
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Garcinia xanthochymus
A tree with large dark green leaves, and a round yellow fruit
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Clusiaceae
Genus: Garcinia
Species:
G. xanthochymus
Binomial name
Garcinia xanthochymus
Synonyms[3]
  • Garcinia pictoria (Roxb.) Dunn, nom. illeg. homonym. post.
  • Garcinia roxburghii Kurz, nom. illeg.
  • Garcinia tinctoria (Choisy) W.Wight
  • Stalagmitis pictoria (Roxb.) G.Don
  • Stalagmitis tinctoria (Choisy) Paxton, orth. var.
  • Xanthochymus pictorius Roxb.
  • Xanthochymus tinctorius Choisy
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Description

Tree growing up to 8–15 meters with gray brown bark. Leaves are oblong to lanceolate, 15.4-30.5 cm x (4-)6–12 cm. Petioles are robust 1.5-2.5 cm long. Flowers are greenish white, monoecious in a dense cluster of 4–10 with a diameter of 1.3 cm. Fruits are yellow 5 cm to 8.9 cm in diameter containing yellow flesh and around 5 seeds. Seeds are oblong or ovoid and brown. Plants bloom from March to May with fruits forming around August to November.[5]

  • Fruit flesh
    Fruit flesh
  • Leaves
    Leaves
  • Plant
    Plant
  • Immature fruits
    Immature fruits

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