Dear Devi Ji, yes your plant is correct. It is scarcely distributed in the Northern Kerala.
Dr E S Santhosh On 12 March 2010 10:33, Devi Nair <tcld...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Picture taken at Kozhikode, Kerala, at home in the first week of March, > 2010. > > I got the following information from this > link<http://www.bsienvis.nic.in/medi.htm#Garcinia%20xanthochymus>. > It says that in South India, the fruit is used as a substitute for tamarind; > but we usually use Garcinia Cambogia [ Kudampuli]. > > Maybe other members could correct or add information. > > Regards, > > Devi. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > *Syn *: *Xanthochymus tinctorius *DC., *Garcinia tinctoria *Dunn. > > *English name: *Egg tree. > > *Sanskrit names: *Tamala, Tapinjha. > > *Vernacular names: Ben: *Tamal, Chalta; *Hin *: Dampel, Tamal, Tumul; *Guj > : *Kasamala, Ota;* Kan:*Deva-garige; *Mal: *Anavaya; *Man: *Heilbung; *Mar: > *Jharambi, Dampel, Ota; *Nep *: Chunyel; *Ori *: Cheoro, Sitambu; *Tam: > *Kulavi, > Malaippachai, Mukki, Tamalam; *Tel: *Sitakamraku, Evarumidi, Tamalamu. > > *Trade name: *Tamala. > > *Traditional use: **Fruit: *antiscorbutic, cooling, digestive, emollient, > demulcent and cholagogue. *Sherbet *made from dried fruit is used in > billiousness. > > *AYURVEOA *: *Young branch: *paste as ointment on boils; *Bark: *astringent; > *Leaf: *decoction useful in diarrhoea; *Young leaves *(roasted in a > special method) : used in dysentery; *Seed: *butter made from seeds useful > in pulmonary affections, dysentery, goitre. > > *Modern use: **Xanthochymol *: antibacterial against *Streptococcus > faecallis *and *Klebsiella pneumoniae.* > > *Phytography *: Evergreen tree, trunk straight; branches arising in tiers, > drooping, angular; leaves opposite, coriaceous, bright green, shining, > 22.5-45.0 cm by 5-10 cm; flowers polygamous, male flowers from axils of > fallen leaves, fascicled with 4-8 flowers, white, thick, rough, > hermaphrodites like male flowers, ovary ovoid, usually 5:chambered; fruits > subglobose, pointed, dark yellow; seeds 1-4, oblong, yields a large quantity > of gamboge. > > *Phenology: **Flowering: *Spring; *Fruiting: *Summer. > > *Distribution: *Native to India and Myanmar; distributed widely in the > lower hill forests of eastern Himalaya, Meghalaya, Sikkim, West Bengal, > Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, the Andamans; > Bangladesh, Myanmar. > > *Ecology and cultivation: *Tropical forest; wild. > > *Chemical contents: **Fruit: *xanthochymol, isoxanthochymol, maclurin, > euxanthone, 1,5-dihydroxy- and 1,3,5-trihydroxy-xanthones, methoxyxanthones, > cambogin, volkensiflavone, morello-flavone, biflavones. > > *Remark: *In South India, fruits of this species are used in lieu of > tamarind. <http://www.bsienvis.nic.in/medi.htm#Garcinia%20xanthochymus> > > > > > > > > -- > Earth is here so kind, that just tickle her with a hoe and she laughs with > a harvest. > -- Douglas Jerrold. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to indiantree...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<indiantreepix%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > -- SANTHOSH ------------------------------------------ Dr. E.S. Santhosh Kumar Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Palode Thiruvananthapuram-695562 Kerala India www.drsanthosh.wetpaint.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to indiantree...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
