Biology:Garcinia lanceifolia
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Short description: Fruit tree
| Garcinia lanceifolia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Clusiaceae |
| Genus: | Garcinia |
| Species: | G. lanceifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Garcinia lanceifolia Roxb.
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Garcinia lanceifolia is an endemic medicinal evergreen plant with edible fruit native to Asia, India , Bangladesh, Myanmar. It has been used by various ethnic communities across North-Eastern India for treatment of dysentery, dyspepsia and biliousness etc. It is also used as pickles in various North Eastern Indian cuisines.[1]
It is locally known as 'Rupohi Thekera' (ৰূপহী থেকেৰা) or 'Kon Thekera' (কণ- থেকেৰা) in Assamese, Pelh in Mizo, Thisuru in Garo, Dieng-soh-jadu in Khasi and Khanada.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bora, Nilutpal Sharma; Kakoti, Bibhuti Bhusan; Gogoi, Barnali (2014-10-30). "Study on Antibacterial Activity of the Bark of Garcinia lanceifolia Roxb." (in en). International Scholarly Research Notices 2014: 784579. doi:10.1155/2014/784579. PMID 27437444.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q15391025 entry
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