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Garcinia is a genus in the order Malpighiales consisting of hundreds of species of trees and shrubs. It includes the mangosteen tree which bears a popular fruit in Southeast Asia.
Species
- G. benthami
- G. cambogia -- citrin/gambooge
- G. hanburyi -- Hanbury's garcinia
- G. hessii (Britt.) Alain -- lemon saptree
- G. indica (Thouars) Choisy -- garcinia
- G. kola Heckel -- garcinia
- G. lateriflora Blume -- garcinia
- G. livingstonei T. Anderson -- Livingstone's garcinia
- G. mangostana L. -- mangosteen
- G. merguensis
- G. multiflora Champ. ex Benth. -- garcinia
- G. myrtifolia A.C. Smith -- garcinia
- G. portoricensis (Urban) Alain -- palo de cruz
- G. schombucgkiana
- G. xanthochymus Hook. f. ex T. Anderson -- garcinia
External links
- Mangosteen Madness (http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/Research/mangosteen/)
- ITIS Report (http://www.itis.usda.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=21482)