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False mangosteen
Lithograph by G. Sévereyns (Hoola van Nooten lithographer)
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G. xanthochymus
Binomial name
Garcinia xanthochymus

The False Mangosteen, sometimes commonly known as Gamboge, (Garcinia xanthochymus or asam kandis in Indonesian) is a member of the Garcinia genus.[2]

Garcinia xanthochymus Hook.f. ex T. Anderson Synonyms:

  • Garcinia pictoria (Roxb.) Engl.
  • Garcinia tinctoria (DC.) W. Wight, orth. var.
  • Xanthochymus pictorius Roxb.
  • Xanthochymus tinctorius DC., orth. var.
  • Yellow Mangosteen

References

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  1. ^ Fl. Brit. India 1:269. 1874
  2. ^ "Garcinia xanthochymus". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 9 October 2010.


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