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Garcinia
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Garcinia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Clusiaceae native to the Sundaland bioregion of Asia, America, Australia, tropical and southern Africa, and Polynesia. The number of species is disputed; Plants of the World Online (POWO) recognise up to 400. Commonly, the plants in this genus are called saptrees, mangosteens (which may also refer specifically to Garcinia mangostana), or garcinias, and is one of several plants known as by the name "monkey fruit". The genus is named after French botanist Laurent Garcin (1683–1751).

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Garcinia is a genus of plants within the family Clusiaceae. It belongs to the kingdom Plantae, phylum Tracheophyta, class Magnoliopsida, and order Malpighiales. Species in this genus are described as understorey and canopy trees. The genus has been introduced to the Society Islands.

Records for Garcinia exist in Honduras, Mexico, Madagascar, China, and the Philippines. These records are held by institutions including CICY, ECOSUR, YPM, CAS, and BRIT. The genus is referenced by 153 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 22 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, Gbif Occ, Plants of the World, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderMalpighiales
  5. FamilyClusiaceae
Native toAndaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Assam, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Bolivia, Borneo, Botswana, Brazil North
Observations recorded81,690

General: Garcinia species are understorey and canopy trees found

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
8,201
With media
6,501
Family
Clusiaceae
Collections
CICY, ECOSUR, YPM, CAS, BRIT, NY
Recorded in
Honduras, Mexico, Madagascar, China, Philippines, Venezuela, Malaysia
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  • Genetic Diversity
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Garcinia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Clusiaceae native to the Sundaland bioregion of Asia, America, Australia, tropical and southern Africa, and Polynesia. The number of species is disputed; Plants of the World Online (POWO) recognise up to 400. Commonly, the plants in this genus are called saptrees, mangosteens (which may also refer specifically to Garcinia mangostana), or garcinias, and is one of several plants known as by the name "monkey fruit". The genus is named after French botanist Laurent Garcin (1683–1751).

Trees of many species from this genus tend to grow deep in forested areas where other plants grow nearby. They are threatened by habitat destruction, and at least one species, G. cadelliana, from South Andaman Island, is almost or even completely extinct already.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Garcinia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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