Garcinia mangostana

N., Mohanan, P. S., Shameer, Abstract, T. Sabu & L., Garcinia, 2023, Taxonomic revision of Garcinia (Clusiaceae) in India, Rheedea 33 (3), pp. 101-158 : 154

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https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2023.33.03.01

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scientific name

Garcinia mangostana
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Garcinia mangostana View in CoL L., Sp. Pl. 443. 1753.

Garcinia mangostana is a dioecious, evergreen tree, that grows up to 20–25 m tall, known only in cultivation and is not found in wild ( Richard, 1990). The fruit commonly known as ‘mangosteen’ considered as the most delicious among tropical fruits and is popularly known as the ‘Queen of fruits’ widely cultivated throughout wet tropical areas of Southeast Asian regions.

Specimens examined: Cultivated in INDIA, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, South Andaman district , Chiriatapau, Inland forests, 30.05.1974, K . Thothathri & N. G . Nair 1093 ( PBL). Tamil Nadu, Thenkasi district , Courtallam, November 1901, M . Rama Rao 126 ( TBGT). Kerala, Kollam district , Rosemala, 16.02.1997, A . Nazarudeen 34103 ( TBGT); Pathanamthitta district , Muzhiar, 07.02.1994, A . Nazarudeen 19076 ( TBGT); Thiruvananthapuram district , Orchard, JNTBGRI, 10.03.2014, S. M . Shareef 79247 ( TBGT); Ibid. , 23.03.2016, P. S . Shameer 86632 ( TBGT). MYANMAR, Mergui, March 1911, A . Meebold 14099 ( CAL). Without precise locality, s.d., s.coll. 5744 ( CAL); Ibid. ,1822, Wallich 4872 ( CAL) .

K

Royal Botanic Gardens

N

Nanjing University

G

Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève

PBL

Botanical Survey of India, Andaman and Nicobar Circle

M

Botanische Staatssammlung München

TBGT

Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute

A

Harvard University - Arnold Arboretum

S

Department of Botany, Swedish Museum of Natural History

P

Museum National d' Histoire Naturelle, Paris (MNHN) - Vascular Plants

CAL

Botanical Survey of India

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