Garcinia mangostana L.

 
  • Family : CLUSIACEAE
    (Garcinia Or Kokam Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KOKAM FAMILY (कोकम फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Clusiaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Mangostana garcinia Gaertn.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Garcinia × mangostana L.
  • Common name : Mangosteen Fruit
  • Vernacular name :
    • Mangosteen (Kannada)
    • Mangosta, Mangustan (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Comments / notes : Cultivated for its fruits
  • Key identification features : It is a handsome tree with foliage and with a globose dark purple fruit with snow-white delicious edible palp
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Distribution :
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  • Native : Malaysia
  • World Distribution : Tropical Asia
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1.
    • Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 88
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Garcinia mangostana. Downloaded on 16 October 2024.

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