Garcinia nigrolineata has been called "wild beaked Kandis" (from the Malay name – see below) and is a species of flowering plant in the family Clusiaceae. It is a tree native to Assam, Myanmar, Peninsular Malaysia, and Vietnam in tropical Asia. The Catalogue of Life lists no subspecies.
Description and vernacular names Garcinia nigrolineata is an Asian tropical forest under-storey tree some 10–14 m high;: well-illustrated in Trees of Tropical of Asia. Leaves are approx. 100 x 35 mm. Flowers have 3 mm petals with 25 stamens in a head. Fruits are orange when mature, approx. 30 mm: developing from a 5-7 celled ovary.
Names for this plant include: Indonesian: Kandis Keling Malay: Kandis Gajah, Kandis Jantan, Kandis Chamuang Vietnamese – bứa lằn đen or bứa đen
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References Planch. ex T. Anders., 1874 In: Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. 1: 263 World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World Phạm Hoàng Hộ (1999) Cây Cỏ Việt Nam: an Illustrated Flora of Vietnam vol. I publ. Nhà Xuẩt Bản Trẻ, HCMC, VN
See also Garcinia assamica
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