Garcinia gardneriana

Garcinia gardneriana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Malpighiales
Family:Clusiaceae
Genus:Garcinia
Species: G. gardneriana
Binomial name
Garcinia gardneriana
(Planch. & Triana) Zappi

Garcinia gardneriana, the bacupari, is an evergreen, dioecious species of the genus Garcinia. It is distributed throughout South America's Amazon Basin and produces fruit with edible arils.[1][2] In Brazil there is currently research to use this fruit to combat cancer.[3][4]

Synonyms

  • Garcinia brasiliensis var. parvifolia Mart.
  • Garcinia gardneriana (Planch. & Triana) Zappi
  • Rheedia brasiliensis (Mart.) Planch. & Triana
  • Rheedia gardneriana Planch. & Triana
  • Rheedia spruceana Engl.

References

  1. ↑ Mangosteen Madness
  2. ↑ Sweeney, Patrick. "Research: Asia: Mangosteen Madness". Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  3. ↑ Isto E
  4. ↑ Anti-cancer
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