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Garcinia gummi-gutta (L.) Roxb., Hort. Bengal. 42 1814. (syn. Cambogia binucao Blanco; Cambogia gemmi-gutta L.; Cambogia solitaria Stokes; Garcinia affinis Wight & Arn.; Garcinia cambogia (Gaertn.) Desr.; Garcinia sulcata Stokes; Mangostana cambogia Gaertn.; Stalagmitis gutta G.Don);
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Gambooge, Brindleberry, Brindall berry, Fish Tamarind, Malabar Tamarind or Kerala Tamarind, Gorikapuli, Kodumpulli (Kerala), Goraka (Sri Lanka), கொறுக்காய்ப்புளி (Kodukkaippuli) in Tamil, കുടംപുളി (Kudampuli) in Malayalam;
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Vernacular names : Tamil: Gorakkapuli, Heela, Kottukkappuli, Panampuli. Habit- Trees up to 12 m tall.
Trunk & Bark- Outer bark reddish brown, lenticellate; blaze reddish.
Branches and Branchlets- Branches drooping; young branchlets subterete, glabrous.
Exudates- Latex yellow, profuse.
Leaves- Leaves simple, opposite, decussate; petiole 5-1.6 cm long, planoconvex or shallowly canaliculate above, slightly sheathing at base; lamina 5-13 x 2-6 cm; variable in shape from narrow elliptic, oblanceolate to obovate, apex usually acute, sometimes obtuse, base cuneate to attenuate, coriaceous or subcoriaceous; secondary nerves not prominent on both sides; tertiary nerves obscure.
Inflorescence / Flower- Flowers polygamous, in axillary or terminal clusters; calyx cream; petals pink.
Fruit and Seed- Berry, globose, 6-8 grooved, to 5 cm in diameter; many seeded
Frequent understorey tree in evergreen forests up to 1800 m.
Western Ghats and Sri Lanka; in the Western Ghats- throughout in South and Central Sahyadris.
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Hypericaceae, Clusiaceae and Dipterocarpaceae Fortnight: Clusiaceae: Garcinia gummi-gutta from Kerala: 201114 SS (1) : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (11)
A few photographs of Garcinia gummi-gutta.
Photographed from a garden in Calicut during March 2013. Though is a pretty big tree it seems that it has never fruited. Are the flowers in the photograph female flowers?
Popularly known as Malabar Tamarind or ‘Kudampuli’ (കുടമ്പുളി) in Malayalam. Very nice set of pictures This will be G. travancorica as per Diversity of Garcinia species in the Western Ghats (pdf): JNTBGRI- Diversity of Garcinia species in the Western Ghats: Phytochemical Perspective- P. S. Shameer, K. B. Rameshkumar and N. Mohanan,
A reply from Mohanan ji as per comments at the bottom at Garcinia:
Requesting validation: Yes Garcinia gummi–gutta of Clusiaceae family. This will be G. travancorica as per Diversity of Garcinia species in the Western Ghats (pdf): JNTBGRI- Diversity of Garcinia species in the Western Ghats: Phytochemical Perspective- P. S. Shameer, K. B. Rameshkumar and N. Mohanan.
Pl. see Hypericaceae, Clusiaceae and Dipterocarpaceae Fortnight: Clusiaceae: Garcinia gummi-gutta from Kerala: 201114 SS (1) A reply from Mohanan ji as per comments at the bottom at Garcinia: Yes, gummi-gutta male only
requesting id please: This will be G. travancorica as per Diversity of Garcinia species in the Western Ghats (pdf): JNTBGRI- Diversity of Garcinia species in the Western Ghats: Phytochemical Perspective- P. S. Shameer, K. B. Rameshkumar and N. Mohanan.
Pl. see Hypericaceae, Clusiaceae and Dipterocarpaceae Fortnight: Clusiaceae: Garcinia gummi-gutta from Kerala: 201114 SS (1) A reply from Mohanan ji as per comments at the bottom at Garcinia: Yes, male of G. gummi-gutta
images of Garcinia indica from Coimbatore: what an interesting branching of the buds… seem three are on each “branch”/? “pedicle ” at 90 degrees from each other… This will be G. travancorica as per Diversity of Garcinia species in the Western Ghats (pdf): JNTBGRI- Diversity of Garcinia species in the Western Ghats: Phytochemical Perspective- P. S. Shameer, K. B. Rameshkumar and N. Mohanan.
Pl. see Hypericaceae, Clusiaceae and Dipterocarpaceae Fortnight: Clusiaceae: Garcinia gummi-gutta from Kerala: 201114 SS (1) A reply from Mohanan ji as per comments at the bottom at Garcinia: Not G. indica, but probably G. gummi-gutta or its var. papilla
ID Guess-29012011-PKA1: Date/Time: 18-01-2011 / 05:00PM
Location: Near Motigudda, North Karnataka Habitat: Wild
Plant Habit: I am presuming it to be a Tree as i could not see ang shrubs, Climbers near by. Garcinia sp., perhaps. Could this be Garcinia gummi-gutta? Can it be Garcinia sessilis??!! It is little difficult to confirm the species using just flowers. If you can provide at least a picture with leafy branch that would make life easier to try for the species. My guess is that there is a possibility of this being I think its Garcinia gummigutta This will be G. travancorica as per Diversity of Garcinia species in the Western Ghats (pdf): JNTBGRI- Diversity of Garcinia species in the Western Ghats: Phytochemical Perspective- P. S. Shameer, K. B. Rameshkumar and N. Mohanan.
Pl. see Hypericaceae, Clusiaceae and Dipterocarpaceae Fortnight: Clusiaceae: Garcinia gummi-gutta from Kerala: 201114 SS (1)
A reply from Mohanan ji as per comments at the bottom at Garcinia:
Goa photo for identification – 8: It appears to be Garcinia indica (Clusiaceae) This will be G. travancorica as per Diversity of Garcinia species in the Western Ghats (pdf): JNTBGRI- Diversity of Garcinia species in the Western Ghats: Phytochemical Perspective- P. S. Shameer, K. B. Rameshkumar and N. Mohanan.
Again male flowers of G. gummi-gutta only .
Garcinia I think close to images at
https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a—l/cl/clusiaceae/garcinia/garcinia-travancorica A reply from Mohanan ji as per comments at the bottom at Garcinia:
“All the photographs put under Garcinia travancorica are of Garcinia gummi-gutta only. Garcinia travancorica is very different. I have photographs of G. travancorica. Pl tell how I can upload,”
Garcinia cambogia and Garcinia xanthochymus:
Garcinia cambogia and Garcinia xanthochymus collected near a hill stream from Nayagarh district, Orissa.
Place of collection: Nayagarh
Date of collection: 01/05/11 Altitude: 600 m above msl Habitat: Near perennial hill stream Please validate. The id’s seems to be ok for me. But for conformation, at least for the first picture, we need more information, mainly on flowers and color of the exudate from the bark.
Flora of Kaiga_ID_Confirmation_31082011 PJ2.: ID the 2 out of 4 species in this
attachments one is Garcinia gummi-gutta, other one is Neolamarckia cadamba.. rest two..? Date/Time-:20/06/10 – 10:30
Location- Place, Altitude – Kaiga , Uttar Kannada ,Karnataka, 380 mtrs Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- wild Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Tree Height/Length-12m Second from top left is Dysoxylum sp., may be D. malabaricum.
i had never seen fresh fruits like you are showing here. only dry kokum at indian grocery stores. thank you
For almost a decade this was a fastest growing craze among sellers and buyers for quick weight loss.. may still be.. but those frantic markedly hyped ads are all but gone.. but i am sure just like the ponzi schemes it made the sellers of cambogia extracts, ad writers and ad distributors some real cash..    Hypericaceae, Clusiaceae and Dipterocarpaceae Fortnight: Clusiaceae ::Garcinia gummi-gutta (L.) Robs :: at North Karnataka: -PKA-Nov-26:: : 5 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (3)
Seen this Tree (Almost 10 to 12 m tall) at “Mundgetaggal”, North Karnataka. Nice images of female flowers. Very beautiful flowers, never seen.. thanks A rich haul from Bennehole forest trek.
Wild fruits and nuts collected from the forest floor during Benne Hol`e (Water falls, forest) trek, Western ghats, BenneHole, Summer, 02 May 2009
I guess it will be fun to find identifications on a week end ! Will post my findings (regional names ) by next week.
ITP link to the first part of the series posted earlier and identifications
A rich haul (#1) from Kumara dhara trek
5. Uppage, Gamboge tree, Garcinia gummi-gutta
Rich haul #4 from Karikanamma forest – efloraofindia | Google Groups : 1 correct image as above. 3. Garcinia gummigutta   ID KANNUR 05 : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2)
Please identify this shrub from Kannur District of Kerala. Leaves very much acidic… probably a species of Garcinia.. know that it is difficult with only vegetative form. But experts of our group can do it I hope…. Looks like Garcinia gummi-gutta . Clusiaceae: Garcinia gummi-gutta (L.) N.Robson: 1 image.
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