Scientific Synonyms:
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Previous name used in the website: |
Garcinia quaesita |
Family name: |
CLUSIACEAE
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English name: |
Red Mango Indian Tamarind Brindleberry
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Sinhala name: |
Rath goraka (රත් ගොරකා ) Goraka (ගොරකා)
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Tamil name: |
Korakkaipuli
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Sanskrit name: |
Available soon
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Conservation status: |
LC - Least Concerned - NRL - 2020
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Description: |
Tree, up to 20 m tall, glabrous. Bark rough, dark rusty to blackish. Leaves chataceous; 3.5 x 12-1.5 x 6-5 x 10 cm; petioles 1-1.5 cm long. Flowers white, male ones fascicled in the axils of upper leaves, pedicels up to 2 cm long; female flowers solitary. Fruit globose to sub-ovoid, red to orange-red, glossy, up to 5 cm diameter, the persistent sepals reflexed under the fruit.
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Native Distribution Status: |
Endemic
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Edible parts: |
Fruit
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Treatment for: |
Fevers Heart diseases Wounds Fractures Haemorrhoids Abdominal pains Nausea Asthma Vomiting Swellings Nervous system diseases Warm infestations Hypertensions Hyperlipidaemia
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Parts used in Treatment: |
Fruits Seeds Oil Leaves Bark Bark of the root
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Related Medical Properties: |
Appetizer
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