Garcinia xanthochymus J. Hooker ex Anderson

 
  • Family : CLUSIACEAE
  • Family (As per The Plant List) : Clusiaceae
  • Species : Garcinia xanthochymus
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Garcinia xanthochymus Hook.f. ex T.Anderson
  • Common name : Mysore Gamboge
  • Vernacular name : Jaarige, Devajaarige (Kan.)
  • Collection Nos : HFP 1645, CJS 12431, CJS 13321
  • Key identification features : A handsome evergreen tree, with angular branchlets. Leaves are simple, oblong-lanceolate up to 43 cm long, 11 cm broad. Flowers are unisexual, 5-merous, staminate flowers in fascicles on old stems. Stamens many in 5 bundles, each with 3-5 stamens. Ovary 5-locular, stigmas 5. Fruit is an edible berry, yellow when ripe.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Native : Indo-Malayan
  • Comments : The fruit is used in making of jams and the dried rinds are used as a substitute for Tamarind
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Chikamagalur, Dakshina Kannada, Hassan, Kodagu, Mysore, Shimoga, Udupi, Uttara Kannada
  • Floras referred : Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 - Hassan; Saldanha, 1984; Gowda, 2004 - Sringeri; Keshava Murthy & Yoganarasimhan, 1990 - Coorg; Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 - Udupi

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