Garcinia

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Garcinia is a genus in the order Theales 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
• ITIS Report