Garcinia intermedia (Pittier) Hammel, Ann.

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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scientific name

Garcinia intermedia (Pittier) Hammel, Ann.
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Garcinia intermedia (Pittier) Hammel, Ann. View in CoL Missouri Bot. Gard. 76: 927. 1989. Rheedia intermedia Pittier, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 13: 454. 1912.

Dioecious, evergreen small trees, up to 5–6 m tall, native to southern Mexico and Central America. Fruits globose, smooth, c. 4 cm in diam., orange to red on ripening, with pulpy aril, is edible. The fruit commonly known as ‘ Lemon drop mangosteen’ is primarily consumed fresh, but can also be used to make juices, jams and jellies. Introduced and widely grown throughout tropics.

Specimen examined: Thiruvananthapuram, Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden, cultivated in the garden, 100 m, 23.01.2015, S. M . Shareef 70677 (TBGT).

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Department of Botany, Swedish Museum of Natural History

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Botanische Staatssammlung München

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malpighiales

Family

Clusiaceae

Genus

Garcinia

Loc

Garcinia intermedia (Pittier) Hammel, Ann.

N., Mohanan, P. S., Shameer, Abstract, T. Sabu & L., Garcinia 2023
2023
Loc

Garcinia intermedia (Pittier)

Hammel 1989: 927
1989
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