Garcinia quaesita
| Garcinia quaesita | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Clusiaceae |
| Genus: | Garcinia |
| Species: | G. quaesita |
| Binomial name | |
| Garcinia quaesita Pierre | |
Garcinia quaesita is a species of flowering plant in the Clusiaceae family. It is found only in Sri Lanka.
Common names
*English = red mango,Indian tamarind,brindleberry *Sinhala = kana goraka,honda goraka *Tamil = korakkaipuli
Etymology
The generic name is after L. Garcin (1683-1751), a naturalist and a correspondent of Linnaeus.
Decription
Garcinia quaesita is a medium to large evergreen lactiferous tree to 20 m high and up to 60 cm diameter. The crown is round with drooping branches. The bark is blackish and rough, cracked and peeling to exude dark-yellow latex.
The leaves are dark green, 5-12.5 by 2.5-7.5 cm, oblanceolate to subovate. Flowers white, on axil of upper leaves; male flowers show inflorescence as clusteres and female are solitary.
The fruit is yellow, purple or reddish, small and globose, with 7-13 very deep vertical grooves. The flesh is mild to distinctly acid and is said to be delicious. Seeds 6-8, ovoid-oblong, 2.5 cm long and 1.6 cm wide, clinging to the flesh.
Reproduction
G. quaesita is androdioecious and takes 6-8 years to reach sexual maturity. It flowers during the hot season while the fruits ripen during rainy season in Sri Lanka.
For more information Go to: Main Garcinia Page
Source
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Garcinia quaesita. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.