Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Clusiaceae | Genus: Garcinia | Species: Garcinia xanthochymus Hook.f.ex T. Anderson |
Habit |
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Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Garcinia pictoria, Xanthochymus pictorius | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Garcinia | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Mysore Gamboge | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Heibung | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | Up to 1400 m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit a berry, subglobose, up to 6.5 cm across, dark yellow with abundant yellow gum. Seeds 1-4, oblong, up to 3.5x1.8 cm, brown |
| Habitat | Occurs in evergreen, semi-evergreen, moist deciduous and in the lower hill forests | Bark Type | Exfoliating |
| Distribution | India, Bangladesh, China, Malaya Peninsula, Myanmar and Thailand | Bark Details | Bark blackish or dark grey, exfoliating in small round flakes |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Oblong | ||
| Description of Species | It is a small evergreen tree reaching up to 15 m in height, with a short, straight trunk, more or less horizontal branches and a dense, pyramidal crown | Leaf Details | Leaves linear - oblong or oblong - lanceolate, 12-45x4-12 cm, cuneate at base, acute to acuminate at apex, coriaceous, dark green, shiny; lateral veins 15-20 pairs, distinct, subparallel; petioles 1-2.5 cm long, stout. Stipules fleshy, adnate, intrapetiolar. |
