Garcinia morella: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
Estwordenn (talk | contribs) Added uses of the fruit with reference. |
||
| Line 21: | Line 21: | ||
==Common names== |
==Common names== |
||
*[[Assamese language|Assamese]]: Kujee Thekera (কুজী ঠেকেৰা)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.assamforest.in/publication/wildEdible_plantsAssam.pdf|title=''Wild Edible Plants of Assam'' |publisher=Director, Forest Communication, Forest Department, Assam, India.}}</ref> |
|||
*[[English language|English]]: ''gamboge'' ([[Sri Lanka]]), ''gamboge'' ([[India]]) |
*[[English language|English]]: ''gamboge'' ([[Sri Lanka]]), ''gamboge'' ([[India]]) |
||
*[[Tamil language|Tamil]]: ''iravasinni'' (இரேவற்சின்னி), ''makki'' |
*[[Tamil language|Tamil]]: ''iravasinni'' (இரேவற்சின்னி), ''makki'' |
||
| Line 35: | Line 36: | ||
Flowers show [[inflorescence]] and are [[dioecious]]; male flowers in fascicles, axillary; female flowers larger than male, solitary, axillary. |
Flowers show [[inflorescence]] and are [[dioecious]]; male flowers in fascicles, axillary; female flowers larger than male, solitary, axillary. |
||
==Uses== |
|||
Ripe fruits can be eaten but they are very acidic. Just like other garcinia varieties such as [[kokum]]( which is prevalent in the Indian west coast ) or [[garcinia pedunculata]], the fruit can be preserved by slicing into thin pieces and then drying under sun. It can also be made into pickes. [[Bodo people|Bodos]] cook the unripe fruit as vegetable with fishes. A chutney can also made by boiling the fruit. In main land of [[Assam]], dried and preserved slices are added to black green pulses to make a popular slightly acidic curry. Dried up fruit slices are valued as a traditional remedy for dysentery.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.assamforest.in/publication/wildEdible_plantsAssam.pdf|title=''Wild Edible Plants of Assam'' |publisher=Director, Forest Communication, Forest Department, Assam, India.}}</ref> |
|||
==Chemistry== |
==Chemistry== |
||
Revision as of 17:08, 30 November 2013
| Garcinia morella | |
|---|---|
| |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| (unranked): | |
| (unranked): | |
| (unranked): | |
| Order: | |
| Family: | |
| Subfamily: | |
| Tribe: | |
| Genus: | |
| Species: | G. morella
|
| Binomial name | |
| Garcinia morella | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Garcinia gaudichaudii , Mangostana morella Gaertn. , Garcinia elliptica Wall. , Garcinia guttaWt.[1] | |
Garcinia morella is a species of tree in the Clusiaceae family found in India, Sri Lanka and southern Philippines.
Common names
- Assamese: Kujee Thekera (কুজী ঠেকেৰা)[2]
- English: gamboge (Sri Lanka), gamboge (India)
- Tamil: iravasinni (இரேவற்சின்னி), makki
- Malayalam: iravi, chigiri
- Kannada: ardala, devana huli, jirigehuli, murina huli, ponpuli
- Sinhalese: gokatiya, kokatiya
- Visayan languages (Philippines): batuan
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 inflorescence and are dioecious; male flowers in fascicles, axillary; female flowers larger than male, solitary, axillary.
Uses
Ripe fruits can be eaten but they are very acidic. Just like other garcinia varieties such as kokum( which is prevalent in the Indian west coast ) or garcinia pedunculata, the fruit can be preserved by slicing into thin pieces and then drying under sun. It can also be made into pickes. Bodos cook the unripe fruit as vegetable with fishes. A chutney can also made by boiling the fruit. In main land of Assam, dried and preserved slices are added to black green pulses to make a popular slightly acidic curry. Dried up fruit slices are valued as a traditional remedy for dysentery.[3]
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.[4]
References
- ^ Garcinia morella on www.globinmed.com
- ^ "Wild Edible Plants of Assam" (PDF). Director, Forest Communication, Forest Department, Assam, India.
- ^ "Wild Edible Plants of Assam" (PDF). Director, Forest Communication, Forest Department, Assam, India.
- ^ Novel cytotoxic polyprenylated xanthonoids from Garcinia gaudichaudii (Guttiferae). Shu-Geng Cao, Valerie H. L. Sng, Xiao-Hua Wu, a, Keng-Yeow Sim, B. H. K. Tan, J. T. Pereira and S. H. Goh, Tetrahedron, Volume 54, Issue 36, 3 September 1998, Pages 10915-10924, doi:10.1016/S0040-4020(98)00644-9
 | This Clusiaceae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |