Garcinia livingstonei T.Anderson, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 9: 263 1867. (Syn: Garcinia affinis (Chiov.) Chiov.; Garcinia angolensis Vesque; Garcinia baikieana Vesque; Garcinia ferrandii Chiov.; Garcinia ferrandii var. affinis Chiov.; Garcinia kilossaria Engl.; Garcinia livingstonei var. pallidinervia Engl.; Garcinia pallidinervia (Engl.) Engl.; Garcinia pendula Engl.); African Mangosteen, Lowveld Mangosteen, Imbe;
Garcinia livingstonei: Native of Africa. Observed flowering in Kolkata bot. garden Dec 2010. - I have seen the fruiting trees in Thailand. It is one of the major fruit items in the Bankok fruit markets and very tasty also.
Garcinia livingstonei is a small tree reaching 18 m in East Africa, pyramidal when young but later spreading, with thick, woody young branches and yellow to red resin. Leaves usually 3 in a whorl (may be 4 or opposite), variable in shape but usually egg- or lance-shaped, generally 60-110 × 30-55 mm, blue-green with whitish veins, waxy. Flowers in groups of 5-15 in leaf axils on old wood, greenish, whitish or yellow, scented, male and bisexual flowers of different structure. Fruit an orange berry, 10-40 mm in diameter, with yellowish orange, sticky juice.
very nice. what a treasure trove is this lalbagh.. I am jealous. may be BSI can send Shibpur folks to Bangalore to learn a thing or two... Lalbagh has definitely picked up.. I see quite a few interesting new young trees/shrubs. This tree i've seen so many times but had largely ignored - there seemed to be nothing special about it -except for very unkempt branches. But last Sunday was a very special surprise to see it had burst into bloom!
African Mangosteen - Lalbagh, Bangalore - 12/10/2014 Tree fro ID SN15April13 : 6 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (5) Calophyllum?, cultivated tree from Cubbon park Bangalore Seems to be a Garcinia Species. Could be Garcinia livingstonei, common name African Mangosteen. To me this tree from Cabbon Park, Bangalore seems to be Calophyllum inophyllum (ALEXANDRIAN LAUREL) I go with Garcinia livingstonei I agree with ..., it is Garcinia livingstonei References:
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