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Scientific Synonyms:
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Garcinia cambogioides (Murray) Royle Garcinia gutta Wight
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Garcinia morella |
| Family name: |
CLUSIACEAE
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| English name: |
Gamboge
Indian Gamboge
Mysore Gamboge
Sri Lanka Gamboge
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| Sinhala name: |
Gokatu (ගොකටු)
Kokatiya (කොකටිය)
Kana goraka (කන ගොරකා )
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| Tamil name: |
Iravasinni
Makki
Makki
Solaipuli
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| Sanskrit name: |
Amritadruma
Hiravi
Kalaskandha
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| Conservation status: |
NT - Near Threatened - NRL - 2020
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| Description: |
Tree, up to 20 m tall, glabrous. Bark brown to dark brown. Leaves thinly to very stiffly coriaceous; (2 x 5-) 6 x 9-7 x 13 cm; petioles 5-10 mm long. Flowers more or less sessile. Male flowers 2-3 together, females usually solitary. Sepals 4 , greenish white. Petals 4 , white to pink, 5-8 mm long. Fruit globose, smooth, yellowish, up to 2.5 cm. Exocarp rather thin, pulp sweet-acid, edible. Seeds kidney shaped.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Native
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| Edible parts: |
Fruit (Wild Fruit)
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| Treatment for: |
Amenorrhoea
Cerebral Diseases
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Entire plant
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Cathartic
Anthelmintic
Anti Inflammatory agent
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