Garcinia morella
Garcinia morella | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Clusiaceae |
Genus: | Garcinia |
Species: | G. morella
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Binomial name | |
Garcinia morella | |
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Garcinia morella is a species of tree in the family Clusiaceae found in India, and Sri Lanka.
Common names
- Assamese: Kũzi Thekera (কুঁঁজী ঠেকেৰা)[1]
- English: gamboge (Sri Lanka), gamboge (India)
- Tamil: iravasinni (இரேவற்சின்னி), makki
- Tulu: aradāḷa[2]
- Malayalam: iravi, chigiri
- Kannada: devana huli, jirigehuli, murina huli, ponpuli, 'dirakala hannu'
- Sinhalese: kokatiya, gokatiya, goraka (ගොරකා)
Description
Trees are up to 12 m tall. Bark is smooth, and dark brown in color; blaze white.
Leaves simple, opposite, decussate; petiole 0.6-1.5 cm long, canaliculate, sheathing at base, glabrous; lamina 6.5-15 x 3.5-8 cm, usually elliptic, sometimes narrow obovate, apex acute to acuminate, base attenuate; coriaceous or subcoriaceous, glabrous; secondary_nerves 6-8 pairs; tertiary_nerves obscure.
Flowers show
Uses
Ripe fruits can be eaten but they are very acidic. Just like other garcinia varieties such as
In Malnad region of Karnataka, Tirtahalli and Chikkamagalore this is widely used in name of 'odduli', especially in fish recipes. Odduli is prepared by boiling the fruit to get a thick black liquid which can be stored for years without adding preservatives.
Chemistry
The xanthonoids gaudichaudione A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, gaudichaudiic acid A, B, C, D, E, morellic acid and forbesione from G. gaudichaudii.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Wild Edible Plants of Assam" (PDF). Director, Forest Communication, Forest Department, Assam, India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-06-29. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
- ^ "ಅರದಾಳ aradaaḷa". Tulu Word : Online Tulu dictionary (in English, Tulu, and Kannada). Select "Tulu" as the search language and set the search type to "exact". Then, enter "aradaala" in the search box and click search. In the search results, select "ಅರದಾಳ aradaaḷa" to view the results.
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: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Tamala – Garcinia morella Uses, Dose, Research at http://easyayurveda.com/2015/04/23/tamala-garcinia-morella-uses-dose-research/
- ^ Useful Tropical Plants: Garcinia morella at http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Garcinia+morella