img

Garcinia xanthochymus

Hook.f. ex T.Anderson (1874)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Malpighiales Family: Clusiaceae Genus: Garcinia

false mangosteen, gourka, yellow mangosteen

Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form:

Stems:

Roots:

Leaves:

Flowers:

Fruit:

Ploidy:

Habitat:

Elevation Range:

Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Hawai'i Only found in cultivation

Dispersal Agents

Birds

Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 1: 269 (1874)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Garcinia xanthochymus Honolulu, Wyllie St., Jordans' residence Preserved_Specimen Fr. orange, thin skinned, 2+x 2 in., 1-5 seeded; pulp around seeds is better to eat than outer pulp. Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1945-07-09
2 Garcinia xanthochymus Honolulu County. Oahu: Waimea Arboretum. 21 deg 38ft N 158 deg 03ft W Preserved_Specimen Tree 6 m tall; fruits green. Miller, J.S. 7867 Oahu BISH 1992-07-31
3 Garcinia xanthochymus Honolulu, Nuuanu Ave., Foster Gardens Preserved_Specimen Fr. and leaves; fr. immature, largest frs. orange colored. Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1945-07-14
4 Garcinia xanthochymus Oahu Sugar Co. Waiahole, Water Reserve Preserved_Specimen Fr. yellow, 3 in. long, 3.25 in. wide. Saito, F. Oahu BISH 1962-04-13
5 Garcinia xanthochymus Honolulu, Queen's Hospital Grounds Preserved_Specimen Judd Jr., A.F. 42 Oahu BISH 1926-06-15
6 Garcinia xanthochymus Honolulu, King St., Bd. of Agric. & For Preserved_Specimen MacDaniels, L.H. 432 Oahu BISH 1927-01-13
7 Garcinia xanthochymus Honolulu, 2425 Nuuanu Ave., garden of E.H. Wodehouse Garden Preserved_Specimen Fr. orange, smooth, 3 x 3 x 3 1/2 in.; 3 +/- seeds; pulp ornge-yellow, sour. Jones, Z. Oahu BISH 1940-03-17
8 Garcinia xanthochymus Honolulu grounds of Queen's Hospital Preserved_Specimen Judd Jr., A.F. 42 Oahu BISH 1926-01-18
9 Garcinia xanthochymus Manoa (residence of E.H. Bryan, Jr.) Preserved_Specimen Bryan Jr., E.H. Oahu BISH 1984-10-15
10 Garcinia xanthochymus Honolulu, 1930 Ualakaa Street, garden of Mrs. G.P. Wilder Preserved_Specimen Illingworth, J.F. Oahu BISH 1938-03-24
11 Garcinia xanthochymus University of Hawaii, Manoa Campus, on East-West Rd. between Korean Studies Center and Jeffersen Hall Growing in a traffic island between a parking lot and the sidewalk. Underplanted with Wedelia trilobata. Preserved_Specimen Small tree between 15-18 ft tall with dense crown. Leaves opposite, lax, shiny dark green, smooth and glabrous. Frt borne on old wood, yellow, glabrous, globose, asymmetrical due to abortion of some ovules, with a persistent pistil; flesh yellow, tart, juicy. Herbst, D.R. 9215 Oahu BISH 1989-12-30
12 Garcinia xanthochymus Honolulu, 2425 Nuuanu Ave., garden of E.H. Wodehouse Garden Preserved_Specimen Fr. orange, smooth, 3 x 3 x 3 1/2 in.; 3 +/- seeds; pulp ornge-yellow, sour. Jones, Z. Oahu BISH 1940-03-17
13 Garcinia xanthochymus Hilo, Kinoole Street Preserved_Specimen Tree about 25' tall. Ripe fruit yellow-orange. Flavor pleasnatly sour. Taka, L. 344 Hawaii BISH 1982-03-28
14 Garcinia xanthochymus Honolulu. Foster's Garden Preserved_Specimen Forbes, A. 66 Oahu BISH 1929-10-11
Back to Top