Garcinia cowa

Garcinia cowa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Clusiaceae
Tribus: Garcinieae
Genus: Garcinia
Species: Garcinia cowa

Name

Garcinia cowa Roxb. ex DC., Fl. Ind. 2: 622. 1824.

Synonyms

• Cambogia crassifolia Blanco
• Garcinia cambogia Roxb.
• Garcinia cornea Roxb. ex Sm.
• Garcinia dioica Sm.
• Garcinia lobulosa Wall.
• Garcinia roxburghii Wight
• Garcinia umbellifera Wall.
• Garcinia wallichii Choisy
• Oxycarpus gangetica Buch.-Ham.
• Stalagmitis cowa (Roxb.) G. Don
• Stalagmitis kydiana G. Don

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asie peninsular Malaysia, China (Yunnan), Bangladesh, Cambodia, Sikkim, Darjeeling, Laos, Vietnam, Andamans (North Andamans, Middle Andamans, South Andamans, Little Andaman Isl.), Myanmar [Burma] (widespread), India (Bihar, West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Nagaland, Tripura, Meghalaya, Orissa), Thailand References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Roxburgh, W. (†) 1824. Flora Indica; or Descriptions of Indian Plants. [Edited by Carey, W.] Vol. 2. 588 pp. Serampore. BHL Reference page. : 2: 622.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2019. Garcinia cowa. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 October 19. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Garcinia cowa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 October 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Garcinia cowa. Published online. Accessed October 19 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Garcinia cowa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 19 October 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Garcinia cowa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

বাংলা: কাউ, কাউফল
English: cowa fruit
中文: 云树

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