Taxon:  Garcinia xanthochymus Hook. f.



Summary
Genus:
Garcinia
Family:
Clusiaceae (alt. Guttiferae)
Nomen number:
70312
Place of publication:
Fl. Brit. India 1:269.  1874
Comment:
for authorship see comment by J. D. Hooker on p. 259 of Fl. Brit. India
Verified:
05/16/2002 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
24 (4  active, 3  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Garcinia pictoria (Roxb.) Engl.
Garcinia tinctoria (DC.) W. Wight, orth. var.
Xanthochymus pictorius Roxb.
Xanthochymus tinctorius DC., orth. var.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  2. Cooper, W. E. 2013. A taxonomic revision of Garcinia L. (Clusiaceae) in Australia, including four new species from tropical Queensland. Austrobaileya 9:1-29.
  3. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  4. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
  5. Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal. Note: lists as Garcinia xanthochymus Hook. f. ex J. Anderson
  6. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada Note: lists as Garcinia xanthochymus Hook. f. ex J. Anderson
  7. Maheshwari, J. K. 1965. Taxonomic studies on Indian Guttiferae. III. The genus Garcinia Linn. s.l. Bull. Bot. Surv. India 6:114. Note: lists as Garcinia xanthochymus Hook. f. ex T. Anderson
  8. Merrill, E. D. 1922-1926. An enumeration of Philippine flowering plants.
  9. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  10. Saldanha, C. J. & D. H. Nicolson. 1976. Flora of Hassan district. Note: lists as Garcinia xanthochymus Hook. f. ex J. Anderson
  11. Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
  12. Smith, A. C. & S. P. Darwin. 1974. Studies of Pacific Island plants: 28. The Guttiferae of the Fijian Region. J. Arnold Arbor. 55:262.
  13. Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
  14. St. John, H. 1973. List and summary of the flowering plants in the Hawaiian islands Note: lists as Garcinia xanthochymus Hook. f. ex J. Anderson
  15. Verheij, E. W. M. & R. E. Coronel, eds. 1991. Edible fruits and nuts. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 2:175. Note: lists as Garcinia xanthochymus Hook. f. ex J. Anderson
  16. Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama. Note: = Garcinia pictorius (Roxb.) D'Arcy
  17. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
  18. Yaacob, O. & S. Subhadrabandhu. 1995. The production of economic fruits in South-East Asia
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishgambogetree  1Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
EnglishMysore gamboge  1Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
Englishsour mangosteen  1Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
Malayasam kandis  2Verheij, E. W. M. & R. E. Coronel, eds. 1991. Edible fruits and nuts. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 2:175. Note: lists as Garcinia xanthochymus Hook. f. ex J. Anderson
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqus.w.Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBangladesh  Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBhutan  Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaAndhra Pradesh Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaAssam Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaGoa Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaKarnataka Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaKerala Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMaharashtra Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMeghalaya Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaOdisha Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaSikkim Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaTamil Nadu Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaTripura Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal. Note: lists as Garcinia xanthochymus Hook. f. ex J. Anderson
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaCambodia  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaIndiaAndaman and Nicobar Islands Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaLaos  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
2Cultivated    also cult. in tropicsHanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueensland Cooper, W. E. 2013. A taxonomic revision of Garcinia L. (Clusiaceae) in Australia, including four new species from tropical Queensland. Austrobaileya 9:1-29.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu (s.w.), Yunnan Sheng]
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India [Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Odisha, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura], Nepal
  • INDO-CHINA: India [Andaman and Nicobar Islands], Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • MALESIA: Malaysia
Cultivated (also cult. in tropics)
Naturalized
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [Queensland]

Reference(s)
  1. Cooper, W. E. 2013. A taxonomic revision of Garcinia L. (Clusiaceae) in Australia, including four new species from tropical Queensland. Austrobaileya 9:1-29.
  2. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
  3. Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal. Note: lists as Garcinia xanthochymus Hook. f. ex J. Anderson
  4. Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
  5. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
Human foodfruit Verheij, E. W. M. & R. E. Coronel, eds. 1991. Edible fruits and nuts. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 2:175. Note: lists as Garcinia xanthochymus Hook. f. ex J. Anderson
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=70312. Accessed 15 April 2026.