MULTILINGUAL MULTISCRIPT PLANT NAME DATABASE

Sorting Garcinia names

Species on this page ( A = names approved by most authorities, s = approved as synonyms) :

 



Garcinia acuminata Planch . & Triana

SYNONYM(S) :   Garcinia elliptica Wall.

THAI :  รงทอง   Rong thong.


Garcinia atroviridis  Griff. ex  T. Anderson

THAI :   อาแซกะลูโก  A sa ka lu ko (Malay) ชะมวง  Cha muang ,   ชะมวง ช้าง  Cha muang chang,  มะขาม แขก Ma kham khaek,   รง ทอง  Rong thong,  ส้มแขก  Som  khaek, ส้มควาย Som khwaiส้มพะงุน  Som  pha ngun.



Garcinia costata Hemsl. ex King 

THAI :   Ma phueng,   
มังคุดป่า   Mang khut pa .



Garcinia cowa Roxb. ex DC.

ASSAMESE :  Cuithekera, Kangach, Kujithekera.

BENGALI :  Kau.

BURMESE :   Madow, Toungdalai.

CHINESE :   云树   Yun shu,  云南山竹子    Yun nan shan zhu zi.

HINDI :  Cowa.

NEPALESE :  Kaphal.

THAI :   ชะมวง  Cha muang  (Central Thailand),   ะมวง  Ka muang, มวงส้ม  Muang som.

VIETNAMESE :   Dọc, Tai chua.



Garcinia dulcis (Roxb.) Kurz

SYNONYM(S) : Garcinia elliptica Choisy, non. Wall., Garcinia longifolia Blume

MALAY : Moendo, Mondo, Mundo (Java).

TAGALOG : Baniti.

THAI :   มะพูด   Ma phut.

VIETNAMESE :  Bứa ngot,  Tai.


Garcinia fusca Pierre

THAI :    มะดัน ป่า  Madan pa,   หมาก   Mak mong .

VIETNAMESE :   Bứa sơn vé.


Garcinia gracilis Pierre

THAI :    Bong nang, หมักแปม   Mak paem .



Garcinia gummi-guta (L.) N. Robson

SYNONYM(S) : Cambogia gummi-guta L., Cambogia gutta L., Cambogia gutta Lindl., Garcinia cambogia (Gaertn.) Desr., nom. illeg., Mangostana cambogia Gaertn.

CHINESE :   灌 木  Guan mu藤黄果  Teng huang guo (Taiwan).

DANISH : Gummiharpiks (product), Gummiguttræ.

DUTCH : Geelhars, Guttegom (product).

ENGLISH : Brindal berry (as G. cambogia), Malabar tamarind (as G. cambogia).

FRENCH : Gamboge (tree), Gomme-gutte (product), Mangoustanier du Cambodge, Tamarinier de Malabar (as G. cambogia).

GERMAN : Gummigutt (product), Gummiguttbaum.

HINDI :   Goraka, Velaiti imli.

ITALIAN :   Gommagutta   (product).

JAPANESE :    Garushinia kanbogia.

MALAYALAM :  Kodappuli, Kodapuri, Kotakkappuli, Marappuli, Pinampuli, Pinar, Pinaru.

RUSSIAN :   Гарциния  Gartsiniia,   Гарциния камбоджа   Gartsiniia kambodzha.

SANSKRIT :   Kankusta, Vrikshamla.

SINHALESE : Korakkaipuli.

TAMIL :   Goruka, Kodakapuli,  கொறுக்காய்ப்புளி  Kodukka ippuli.

TELUGU :   Vriksamla.

THAI :  ส้มแขก  Som  khaek  (Bangkok).

UKRAINIAN :    Гарциния камбоджийская  Gartsiniia kambodzhiiskaia, Гуммигут  Gummigut.

UNIDENTIFIED : Gorikapuli.



Garcinia hanburyi Hook. f.

ENGLISH : Gamboge tree, Thai camboge.

FRENCH : Gamboge (tree), Gamboge de Siam, Gomme-gutte (product),

GERMAN : Gummigutt (product), Gummiguttbaum.

ITALIAN : Gummi-gutti (product).

JAPANESE : Ganboujinoki, Kanboujinoki.

THAI :  รง   Rong,  รง ทอง  Rong thong, ต้น รง  Ton rong.

UNIDENTIFIED : Kandis.


Garcinia hombroniana Pierre

ENGLISH :  Seashore mangosteen.

MALAY :  Beruas, Mangis hutan.
THAI :  วา  Wa .

Photograph of the fruit on Bill Whitman's "Let's Figure Out the Garcinias".


Garcinia humilis (Vahl) C. D. Adams

SYNONYM(S) : 
Mammea humilis Vahl,  Rheedia lateriflora L., non Blume, Rheedia achachairu Rusby

ENGLISH :  Bolivian mangosteen, Wild mammee.

FRENCH :  Abricotier de St. Domingue (Grenada, Haiti)  Garcinia-abricot.

SPANISH :  Achacha, Achachairú (Bolivia).



Garcinia indica (Thouars) Choisy

SYNONYM(S) : Brindonia indica Thouars, Garcinia celebica Desr., Garcinia microstigma Kurz, Garcinia purpurea Roxb.

ENGLISH : Brindonia tallow, Indian tallow tree, Goa-butter, Indian berry, Kokam, Kokum, Red mango. 

FRENCH : Brindonnier.

GUJARATI :  Kokan.

HINDI : Bhirand kokum, Kokam, Ratambi.

JAPANESE : Garushinia indika.

KANNADA :  Dhupadamara, Murgala, Murginahali, Murginahulimara, Punarpuli, Ratambi, Tittidika,

MALAYALAM :  Kokkam

MARATHI :  Bhirand, Kokam, Kokambi.

SANSKRIT : Vrikshamla (Vrichhamala).


Garcinia kola Heckel

ENGLISH : Bitter cola, Bitter kola, False kola.

FRENCH : Cola amer, Faux cola, Petit cola.

JAPANESE : Garushinia kora.


Garcinia madruno (Kunth) Hammel

SYNONYM(S) : Calophyllum madruno Kunth, Garcinia floribunda Miq. Garcinia portoricensis (Urb.) Alain, Rheedia acuminata (Ruiz & Pav.) Planch. & Triana, Rheedia madruno (Kunth) Planch. & Triana, Verticillaria acuminata Ruiz & Pav.

ENGLISH :  Costa Rica garcinia, Madrunogarcinia, Panama garcinia.

FRENCH :  Garcinia madruno, Madruno (as R. acuminata).

PORTUGUESE :  Bacuripari (Brazil), Bacuripari-selvagem (Brazil), Bacurizinho (Brazil), Bocupar (Brazil).

SPANISH :   Cerillo (Costa Rica), Cero (Panama), Charichuelo (Peru, as R. acuminata)Cozoiba (Venezuela), Fruta de mono (Panama),  Guayabacoa (Puerto Rico),  Jorco (Costa Rica), Kamururu (Bolivia), Machari (Panama), Madroña (Costa Rica), Madroño (Panama), Naranjita, Naranjito, Ocoró (Bolivia), Palo de cruz (Puerto Rico), Satra (Panama), Satro (Panama).



Photograph of the fruit on Bill Whitman's "Let's Figure Out the Garcinias".



Garcinia mangostana L.

SYNONYM(S) : Mangostana garcinia Gaertn.

ARABIC : Awaiting feedback.

CHINESE : Dao nian zi, Shan zhu (Taiwan).

DUTCH : Manggis, Manggistan.

ENGLISH : King's-fruit, Mangostan, Mangosteen, Purple mangosteen.

FRENCH : Mangostan, Mangostanier, Mangoustan, Mangoustanier.

GERMAN: Mangostane (tree), Mangostin (fruit).

ITALIAN : Garcinia, Mangostana (fruit), Mangostano (tree).

JAPANESE : Mangosuchin, Mangoosutin, Mangosutin.

KOREAN : Mang ko seu t'in.

LAOTIAN :   Kok mak mang kout.   

MALAY : Mangis, Manggis (Indonesia), Semetah, Sementah.

PORTUGUESE : Mangostão.

RUSSIAN :   Мангустан   Mangustan.

SPANISH : Mangostán (tree), Mangustán (fruit).

TAGALOG : Manggis.

TAMIL :   மங்குஸ்தான்  Mangkustan.

THAI :   มังคุด    Mang khút (Mangkhut, Mangkut).

VIETNAMESE :   Cây măng cụt,  Măng cụt,  Trái măng cụt.


Photograph of the fruit on Bill Whitman's "Let's Figure Out the Garcinias".


Garcinia merguensis Wight

THAI :  กะนวน  Ka nuan.

VIETNAMESE :  
Bứa lửa, Cây sơn vé.


Garcinia morella (Gaertn.) Desr.

SYNONYM(S) :  Garcinia elliptica Wall., Garcinia gaudichaudii Planch. & Triana, Garcinia gutta Wight,  Garcinia lateriflora Blume, Garcinia lobulosa Wall., Garcinia pictoria Roxb. , Mangostana morella Gaertn.

ASSAMESE : Awaiting feedback.

BENGALI :  Tamal.   

BURMESE :  Thamengut. 

CHINESE : Teng huang.

ENGLISH :   Ceylon camboge, Gamboge, Gamboge tree.

FRENCH : Gamboge.

HINDI :   Gothaghanba, Tamal, Tamel.

JAPANESE : Ganboujinoki, Kanboujinoki.

KANNADA :   Devanahuli, Hardala, Jarigehuli, Kankutake, Punarapuli, Reval chinni mara.

MALAYALAM :  Karukkampuli, Pinnarpuli, Pulijakka, Valakkana.

MARATHI :  Lokaskandha, Tapichcha.

SANSKRIT :  Kankustha, Lokaskandha, Tamala, Tapinja, Tapitha.

SINHALESE : Gokatoo gas, Goraka, Kana goraka gas, Kokatiya.

TAMIL :   Iravalsinni,  இரேவற்சின்னி   Ireevalsinni,  Irevarcinni,   சிகிரி  Cikiri, Kotukkaypuli.

TELUGU :  Karukkampuli, Pasupuvarene, Revalchinni.



Garcinia multiflora Champ. ex Benth.

CHINESE :   多 花山竹子  Duo hua shan zhu zi,   木竹子   Mu zhu zi (Hong Kong).

LAOTIAN :   Kok mak phong, Som pong.  

VIETNAMESE :   Dọc.



Garcinia nigrolineata Planch. ex T. Anderson 

THAI :  
ชะมวง   Cha muang .



Garcinia oblongifolia Champ.

VIETNAMESE :  Bứa, Bứa lá thuôn, Bứa lá tròn dài.


Garcinia oliveri Pierre

LAOTIAN :  Kok mak mong.

VIETNAMESE :  
Bứa núi .


Garcinia portoricensis (Urb.) Alain

SYNONYM(S) :  Rheedia portoricensis Urb.    

SPANISH :  Palo de cruz.




Garcinia prainiana King

ENGLISH :  Button mangosteen, Malaysian garcinia.

MALAY :  Cherapu.



Photograph of the fruit on Bill Whitman's "Let's Figure Out the Garcinias".


Garcinia schefferi Pierre

CHINESE :   越南藤黄   Yue nan teng huang.

VIETNAMESE :  
Bứa.




Garcinia schomburgkiana Pierre

THAI :      มะดัน    Má dan  (Central Thailand).

VIETNAMESE :   Bứa đồng, Cây bứa đồng , Cây thuốc.



Garcinia speciosa Wall. 

THAI :   มะป่อง   Ma pong  (Northern Thailand),   มะดะขี้ นก  Mada khi nok  (Chiang Mai), หมากกวัก  Mak kwak,   พะวา  Phawa,  สารภีป่า  Saraphi pa  (Chiang Mai & Central Thailand) ส้ม โมงป่า  Som mong pa.  


Garcinia succifolia Kurz 

THAI :  
มะป่องต้น   Ma pong ton (Northern Thailand).



Garcinia tinctoria (DC.) W. Wight -> Garcinia xanthochymus Hook. f. ex Anders.

 


Garcinia vilersiana Pierre 

ENGLISH :  Prahout tree.

KHMER :  Praa hot.

THAI : 
พะวา ใบใหญ่  Phawaa baiyai (Chon Buri, Chanthaburi), ตะพูด Ta phuut (Chanthaburi), จำพูด Cham phuut (Central), ปราโฮด Praa-hot (Khmer), ปะหูด Pa huut (Northeastern), มะพูด Ma phuut (Central, Peninsular), ส้มป่อง Som pong.



Garcinia xanthochymus Hook. f. ex Anders.

SYNONYM(S) :  Garcinia pictorius (Roxb.) D'Arcy, Garcinia tinctoria (Choisy) W. F. Wight,  Xanthochymus pictorius Roxb., Xanthochymus tinctorius Choisy 

ASSAMESE : Dampel, Tamal hindi tepor, Tepor tenga, Tezpur.

CHINESE :   大 叶藤黄   Da ye teng huang.

ENGLISH : Mysore gamboge, Sour mangosteen.

FRENCH : Gamboge des teinturiers, Mangoustan amer.

HINDI :  Jharambi, Tamal, Tumul.

KANNADA :   Devajarige, Devagarike, Devangi, Gansargi, Hirekanigu, Hiraykanagilu,  Janagijavangi, Jorige julimara, Moogurchi.

MALAYALAM :   Pinar.

NEPALESE : Awaiting feedback.

SANSKRIT :   Bhavishya, Kalakhanda, Kusumodar, Pichchalabija, Samputanga, Tamala, Vamala, Vamalaki, Vapinjha, Vakrashodana.

SINHALESE : Cochin goraka, Rata goraka.

TAMIL :   பச்சிலை  Paccilai, Pachilai, Pacchilai.  

TELUGU :   Cikatimranu,  Ivarumamidi, Memaditamalamu, Sikatimramu, Sitakamraku, Tamalamu.

THAI :  Cha kha sa (Karen),  มะดะ  Mada (Northern Thailand),   มะดะ หลวง Mada luang (Chiang Mai).

VIETNAMESE :   Bứa nhuộm (as G. tinctoria).


Photograph of the fruit on Bill Whitman's "Let's Figure Out the Garcinias".



REFERENCES
General Bibliography

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REFERENCES
Online

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REFERENCES
Complementary / Specific

 

EURODICAUTOM, On-line Technical Dictionary in 12 languages provided by the European Commission < http://eurodic.echo.lu/cgi-bin/edicbin/EuroDicWWW.pl?page=expert > (Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Latin with authority names)

Mabberley D.J. 1997, The Plant-Book : a Portable Dictionary of the Vascular Plants, 2d Edition, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, U.K.

USDA, ARS, 2000, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). [Online Database] National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Available: www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxdump.pl?garcinia (08 January 2004). (A number of languages, some romanised, Latin with authority names)

Wiersema J. H. & León B. 1999, World Economic Plants : a Standard Reference. CRC Press LLC.

Xie Zongwa & Yu Youqin (Editors), 1996, Materia Medica, Chinese Terminology, Vol. 1, Renminweisheng Publishing House Beijing, China. (Latin with authority names and Chinese-simplified, text in Chinese).

 

Contributors to this page (Personal communication) : Antonio Pagliaro.

 

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