Garcinia morella (Gaertn.) Desr.

 
  • Family : CLUSIACEAE
  • Family (As per The Plant List) : Clusiaceae
  • Species : Garcinia morella
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Garcinia morella (Gaertn.) Desr.
  • Common name : Ceylon Gamboge, Indian Gamboge
  • Vernacular name : Hiravi, Kalaskandhah, Kankustha (San.); Tamal (Hin.); Ardaala, Murinahuli, Jirigehuli, Devanahuli (Kan.)
  • Collection Nos : KFP 956, KFP 7081
  • Key identification features : A small tree with yellow latex. Flowers are yellowish white, tetramerous; Stamens many, anthers are peltate showing circumscissile dehiscence. Fruit is a berry.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Native : India SriLanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Chikamagalur, Dakshina Kannada, Hassan, Kodagu, Mysore, Shimoga, Udupi, Uttara Kannada
  • Floras referred : Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 - Hassan; Gowda, 2004 - Sringeri; Keshava Murthy & Yoganarasimhan, 1990 - Coorg; Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 - Udupi

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