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Garcinia morella

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Kingdom
  
Family
  
Tribe
  
Garcinieae

Scientific name
  
Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Subfamily
  
Clusioideae

Genus
  
Garcinia

Higher classification
  
Saptrees

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Similar
  
Saptrees, Clusiaceae, Garcinia pedunculata, Garcinia hanburyi, Garcinia prainiana

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Garcinia morella is a species of tree in the Clusiaceae family found in India, Sri Lanka and southern Philippines.

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Garcinia morella Garcinia morella CLUSIACEAE

Common names

Garcinia morella Garcinia morella CLUSIACEAE

  • Assamese: Kujee Thekera (কুজী ঠেকেৰা)
  • English: gamboge (Sri Lanka), gamboge (India)
  • Tamil: iravasinni (இரேவற்சின்னி), makki
  • Malayalam: iravi, chigiri
  • Kannada: ardala, devana huli, jirigehuli, murina huli, ponpuli
  • Sinhalese: kokatiya, gokatiya, goraka (ගොරකා)
  • Visayan languages: batuan
  • Description

    Trees are up to 12 m tall. Bark is smooth, and dark brown in color; blaze white.

    Garcinia morella Garcinia morella CLUSIACEAE

    Leaves simple, opposite, decussate; petiole 0.6-1.5 cm long, canaliculate, sheathing at base, glabrous; lamina 6.5-15 x 3.5-8 cm, usually elliptic, sometimes narrow obovate, apex acute to acuminate, base attenuate; coriaceous or subcoriaceous, glabrous; secondary_nerves 6-8 pairs; tertiary_nerves obscure.

    Flowers show inflorescence and are dioecious; male flowers in fascicles, axillary; female flowers larger than male, solitary, axillary.

    Uses

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    Ripe fruits can be eaten but they are very acidic. Just like other garcinia varieties such as kokum (which is prevalent in the Indian west coast) or garcinia pedunculata, the fruit can be preserved by slicing into thin pieces and then drying under sun. It can be made into pickles. Bodos cook the unripe fruit as vegetable with fish. A chutney can be made by boiling the fruit. In Assam, dried and preserved slices are added to black green pulses to make a popular slightly acidic curry. Dried up fruit slices are valued as a traditional remedy for dysentery. In Ayurveda the fruits are used in the treatment of dysentery, gastritis, etc. and is said to have anti inflammatory properties. When the bark is cut it exudes a yellow resin called gamboge that is used in food, paints and medicines. It can be used as a rootstock for the mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana).

    Chemistry

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    The xanthonoids gaudichaudione A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, gaudichaudiic acid A, B, C, D, E, morellic acid and forbesione from G. gaudichaudii.

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    References

    Garcinia morella Wikipedia