Garcinia nigrolineata

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Garcinia nigrolineata

Garcinia nigrolineata[1] has been called "wild beaked Kandis" (from the Malay name – see below) and is a tree species in the family Clusiaceae.[2][3] The Catalogue of Life lists no subspecies.[2]

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Garcinia nigrolineata
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Clusiaceae
Genus: Garcinia
Species:
G. nigrolineata
Binomial name
Garcinia nigrolineata
Planch. ex T. Anders.
Synonyms

Garcinia kunstleri King

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Description and vernacular names

Garcinia nigrolineata is an Asian tropical forest under-storey tree some 10–14 m high;:[4] well-illustrated in Trees of Tropical of Asia. Leaves are approx. 100 x 35 mm. Flowers have 3 mm petals with 25 stamens in a head. Fruits are orange when mature, approx. 30 mm: developing from a 5-7 celled ovary.[4]

Names for this plant include:

  • Indonesian: Kandis Keling
  • Malay: Kandis Gajah, Kandis Jantan, Kandis
  • Thai: ชะมวง Chamuang
  • Vietnamesebứa lằn đen[4] or bứa đen

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