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Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana), also known as the purple mangosteen, [2] is a tropical evergreen tree with edible fruit native to Island Southeast Asia, from the Malay Peninsula to Borneo. It has been cultivated extensively in tropical Asia since ancient times.
Garcinia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Clusiaceae native to Asia, America, Australia, tropical and southern Africa, and Polynesia. The number of species is disputed; Plants of the World Online (POWO) recognise up to 400. [ 1 ]
Their inclusions make Clusiaceae in a wide-sense polyphyletic, and Stevens's subfamilies need to be recognised at family level: Clusioideae as Clusiaceae sensu stricto; Hypericoideae as Hypericaceae; and Kielmeyeroideae as Calophyllaceae. [4]
Garcinia is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Clusiaceae. As of December 2024 [update] , there are 404 species accepted by Plants of the World Online : [ 1 ] Contents
The Clusiaceae or Guttiferae Juss. (1789) (nom. alt. et cons. = alternative and valid name) are a family of plants including 13 genera and ca 750 species. [3] Several former members of Clusiacae are now placed in Calophyllaceae and Hypericaceae. They are mostly trees and shrubs, [4] with milky sap and fruits or capsules for seeds.
Clusiaceae (St. John's wort family) Clusia: clusia trees; Clusia rosea: Florida clusia; rose clusia Clusiaceae (St. John's wort family) Garcinia: garcinia trees; Garcinia mangostana: mangosteen Clusiaceae (St. John's wort family) Combretaceae: combretum family; Conocarpus: buttonwoods; Conocarpus erectus
In Ayurveda the fruits are used in the treatment of dysentery, gastritis, etc. and is said to have anti inflammatory properties. [3] 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). [4]
Garcinia kola (bitter kola, a name sometimes also used for G. afzelii) is a species of flowering plant belonging to the Mangosteen genus Garcinia of the family Clusiaceae (a.k.a. Guttiferae). It is found in Benin , Cameroon , The Gambia , Democratic Republic of the Congo , Ivory Coast , Guinea , Mali , Gabon , Ghana , Liberia , Nigeria ...