Clusiaceae
Garcinia

Garcinia gummi-gutta (L.) N.Robson

First published in Brittonia 20: 103 (1968)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. India. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

India

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS G: 1-40325.
  • 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.

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?
Jul 2, 1914 [Wight] [341] India Garcinia cambogia K000677576 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 2, 1914 [Wight] [141] India Garcinia cambogia K000677579 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 2, 1914 [Wight] [s.n.] India Garcinia cambogia K000677578 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1914 Gamble, J.S. [11339] India Garcinia cambogia K001331929 Yes
Worthington, T.B. [3505] Sri Lanka Garcinia cambogia K001331931 Yes
Godbole, A.; et al. [45166] India Garcinia cambogia K001331930 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4865] Garcinia cambogia K001104096 Unknown Type Material Yes
[H.f.] [4867] Garcinia cambogia K000677583 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kostermans, A, J.G.H. [24007A] Sri Lanka Garcinia cambogia K001331932 Yes
Lawson, M.A. [250] India Garcinia cambogia K001331927 Yes
Noton, E. [Cat. no. 4865] India Garcinia cambogia K001104099 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kostermans, A, J.G.H. [24025] Sri Lanka Garcinia cambogia K001331946 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4865] Garcinia cambogia K001104098 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Garcinia cambogia K000677582 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4865] Garcinia cambogia K001104097 Unknown Type Material Yes
[Wight] [142] India Garcinia cambogia K000677577 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4865] Garcinia cambogia K001104095 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [1525] India Garcinia cambogia K000677581 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wight [249] India Garcinia cambogia K000677580 Unknown Type Material Yes
Law [s.n.] India Garcinia cambogia K001331928 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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 2024. 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

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