Garcinia morella var. pedicellata Hanbury
Taxonomy
- Species:
- Garcinia morella var. pedicellata Hanbury
- Genus:
- Garcinia
- Family:
- Guttiferae
Common Names
Properties
Botanic
An evergreen, small to medium-sized tree, up to 15 m tall, with short and straight trunk, up to 20 cm in diameter; bark grey, smooth, 4-6 mm thick, exuding a yellow gum-resin.
Leaves opposite, leathery, elliptic or ovate-lanceolate, 10-25 cm x 3-10 c
Biology
Normally it flowers in November and December and fruits from February to April.
Habitat
Gamboge tree occurs naturally in rain forest.
Cultivation and Marketing
Uses and Function
Gum or resin: The tree is valued because of the resinous sap, called gamboge, which exudes from incisions in the bark. This sap is used as a golden-yellow colouring matter for varnishes, lacquer, paints, and ink.
Medicine: Gamboge is a drastic purgative, an emetic, and a vermifuge for treating tape worm, but it is no longer used in human medicine. Sometimes it is given to cows as purgative.
Timber: The wood is sometimes used for interior work.
Variable
Wood Density
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