Clusiaceae
Garcinia

Garcinia acuminata Planch. & Triana

First published in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 4, 14: 355 (1860)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Himalaya to Thailand. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, Thailand

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Mohanan, N., Shemeer, P.S. & Sabu, T. (2023). Taxonomic revision of Garcinia (Clusiaceae) in India. Rheedea 33: 101-158.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS G: 1-40325. [Cited as Garcinia elliptica.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2008 Sasaki, D.; Camargo, A.C.; Rosa, S.A.; Piva, J.H. [1155] Brazil K000447323 Yes
Acevedo-Rodriguez, P.; Prevost, M.F.; Sabatier, D. [4919] French Guiana K003456102 Yes
Sabatier, D.; Riera, B. [2059] French Guiana K003456105 Yes
Prevost, M.F. [2169] Guyana K003456101 Yes
Mexia, Y. [8306] Peru K003456112 Yes
Sabatier, D.; Prevost, M.F. [1408] French Guiana K003456104 Yes
Bulnes [781] Peru K003456113 Yes
Sabatier, D.; Prevost, M.F. [1367] French Guiana K003456106 Yes
Klug, G. [3856] Peru K003456114 Yes
Mexia, Y. [6248] Peru K003456115 Yes
Peru K000488549 Type Yes
Prevost, M.F.; Grenand, P. [2052] Guyana K003456103 Yes
Valcárcel, J. [873/C] Peru K003456111 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [5059] Thailand Garcinia elliptica K003964723 No
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [s.n.] India Garcinia elliptica K003668794 Yes
s.coll. [847] India Garcinia elliptica K003668793 Yes
s.coll. [847] India Garcinia elliptica K003668792 Yes
Lemann; Griffith [s.n.] India Garcinia elliptica K003668790 Yes
[Griffith] [s.n.] India Garcinia elliptica K003668789 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [[1]2237] India Garcinia elliptica K003668791 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [2092] India Garcinia elliptica K003668795 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images