Garcinia andamanica King

 
  • Family : CLUSIACEAE
    (Garcinia Or Kokam Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KOKAM FAMILY (कोकम फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Clusiaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Garcinia andamanica King
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : In evergreen forest, especially in damp places or near streams.
  • Comments / notes : Best distinguished from the last one by the shape of its Leaves
  • Key identification features : A tree, bark yellowish green, cut mealy. Flowers greenish-white, in fascicles from the leaf axils or from the scars of the fallen ones. Fruit globular, bright yellow.
  • Flower, Fruit : January-March
  • Distribution :
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : North and Middle Andaman,South Andaman,Ritchie\'s Archipelago taluk (Havelock Island), Hut Bay in L. Andaman
  • Native : Andaman Islands
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Literature :
    • Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 89
    • P. S. N. Rao, P. M. Padhey, B. K. Sinha, H. S. Debnath, P. Lakshminarasimhan, & L. N. Ray. (1999). Flora of Andaman-Nicobar Islands (Vol. 1). Director, Botanical Survey of India.
  • Read more :
  • Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Garcinia andamanica
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Garcinia andamanica. Downloaded on 3 October 2026.

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