Garcinia nigrolineata explained

Garcinia nigrolineata has been called "wild beaked Kandis" (from the Malay name – see below) and is a tree species in the family Clusiaceae. The Catalogue of Life lists no subspecies.

Description and vernacular names

Garcinia nigrolineata is an Asian tropical forest under-storey tree some 10–14 m high;: well-illustrated in Trees of Tropical of Asia. Leaves are approx. 100 x 35 mm. Flowers have 3 mm petals with 25 stamens in a head. Fruits are orange when mature, approx. 30 mm: developing from a 5-7 celled ovary.

Names for this plant include:

• Indonesian: Kandis Keling
• Malay: Kandis Gajah, Kandis Jantan, Kandis
• Thai: ชะมวง Chamuang
• Vietnamese – bứa lằn đen or bứa đen

References

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See also

• Garcinia assamica

Notes and References

1. Web site: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist.. 26 May 2014 . Roskov Y. . Kunze T. . Orrell T. . Abucay L. . Paglinawan L. . Culham A. . Bailly N. . Kirk P. . Bourgoin T. . Baillargeon G. . Decock W. . De Wever A. . Didžiulis V.. 2014. Species 2000: Reading, UK..
2. Planch. ex T. Anders., 1874 In: Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. 1: 263
3. http://worldplants.webarchiv.kit.edu/ World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World
4. Phạm Hoàng Hộ (1999) Cây Cỏ Việt Nam: an Illustrated Flora of Vietnam vol. I publ. Nhà Xuẩt Bản Trẻ, HCMC, VN