Statue of Unity – Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat Rain Forest Ektanagar

Garcinia xanthochymus

Syn. Garcinia tinctoria

IUCN Red List Least Concern (LC)

Local name

  • Himalayan Garcinia (English)
  • Jharambi (Hindi)
  • Kalakhanda (Sanskrit)

Tree type

Evergreen Deciduous
Family: Clusiaceae
15m

Indicated uses

Medicinal Edible Ornamental Avenue Other

Flowering & fruiting

Flowering Fruiting

Key characters

Garcinia xanthochymus bark

Bark

Grey to grey-brown, generally smooth to slightly rough; branches numerous and slender.

Garcinia xanthochymus leaves

Leaves

Leaves are narrowly oblong, 12-24 cm long. Flowers arise in leaf axils in groups of 4-8.

Garcinia xanthochymus flower

Flower

Flowers are about 2 cm, with 5 green sepals and 5 white petals.

Garcinia xanthochymus fruit / seeds

Fruit / Seeds

Fruits are round, pointed, up to 9 cm in diameter, pale orange to dark yellow.

Garcinia xanthochymus

Did you know?

The yellow sap of the fruit dries to form a gamboge-like golden-yellow resin pigment, producing a brilliant, transparent yellow valued for watercolour painting.

Distribution

World map showing distribution

Indian Subcontinent to China (Yunnan, SW. Guangxi), Indo-China, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Malaya