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Garcinia

Garcenia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantaeia
Division:Magnoliophyta
Class:Magnoliopsida
Class:Dilleniidae
Order:Theales
Family:Clusiaceae
Genus: Garcinia
Species
G. dulcis
G. hanburyi -- Hanbury's garcinia
G. hessii (Britt.) Alain -- lemon saptree
G. indica (Thouars) Choisy -- garcinia
G. kola Heckel -- garcinia
G. lateriflora Blume -- garcinia
G. livingstonei T. Anderson -- Livingstone's garcinia
G. mangostana L. -- mangosteen
G. multiflora Champ. ex Benth. -- garcinia
G. myrtifolia A.C. Smith -- garcinia
G. portoricensis (Urban) Alain -- palo de cruz
G. xanthochymus Hook. f. ex T. Anderson -- garcinia

Garcinia is a genus in the order Theales consisting of hundreds of species of trees and shrubs. It includes the mangosteen tree which bears a popular fruit in Southeast Asia.

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