EPPO Global Database

Garcinia xanthochymus(GANTI)

Overview
Code created in: 2001-10-23

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: GANTI
  • Preferred name: Garcinia xanthochymus
  • Authority: Anderson

Notes

Himalayas, India, Bangladesh, Indochina, China. Cultivated for its fruits, which yield a yellow dye. Introduced in Sri Lanka, Malesia (Malaysia), Australia (Queensland)


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Garcinia tinctoria (de Candolle) Wight

Common names
Name Language
gamboge English
gambogetree English
sour mangosteen English
gamboge Portuguese
dampel Bengali
tamal Bengali
dà yè téng huáng Chinese
大叶藤黄 Chinese