| Biotic zone
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Western Ghats +
, West Coast +
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| Class
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Magnoliopsida +
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| Common Indian names
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Hila, Velaiti imli(Hindi); Simehunese, Upa … Hila, Velaiti imli(Hindi); Simehunese, Upagimara(Kannada); Darambo (Konakani); Kadumpuli, Kodapuli, Kodapuri, Pinaru, Zkodapuli , Pinaru(Malayalam); Malayalam
Dharambe (Malayalam); Kadumpuli, Kodakapuli, Kodakka puli, Kodapuli(Tamil); Simachinta (Telugu)puli, Kodapuli(Tamil); Simachinta (Telugu) +
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| Common name
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Gamboge tree +
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| Division/Phylum
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Magnoliophyta +
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| Endemic Western Ghats
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true +
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| Family
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Clusiaceae +
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| Flower color
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Yellow +
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| Genus
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Garcinia +
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| Introdescription
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The dried thick outer coat of its fruit is … The dried thick outer coat of its fruit is rich in acids and has been valued for its marked antiseptic properties. Its fruit was used use by the Bombay army as an antiscorbutic in 1799 along with 'Kokam'. Its dried rind, is used in Travancore-Cochin and Malabar as a condiment for flavouring curries as a substitute of tamarind or lime. In Srilanka, under-ripe dried fruit, is used along with salt in the curing of fish.sed along with salt in the curing of fish. +
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| Medicinal molecular basis description
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Garcinia cambogia extract contains (−)-hydroxycitric acid (HCA) which is found to suppress body fat accumulation in developing male Zucker obese (fa/fa) rats. +
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| Medicinal significance
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Yes +
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| Medicinal system
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Ayurveda +
, Folk Medicine +
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| Native species
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Yes +
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| Order
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Malpighiales +
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| Page creation date
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27 August 2010 +
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| Plant height
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6 feet to 10 feet +
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| Plant type
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Woody (Tree/Shrub) +
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| Regnum
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Plantae +
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| Species name
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w:Garcinia cambogia +
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| State
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Goa +
, Karnataka +
, Kerala +
, Maharashtra +
, Tamil Nadu +
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| User ID
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User:Shwetankverma +
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| Has queryThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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Garcinia cambogia +
, Garcinia cambogia +
, Garcinia cambogia +
, Garcinia cambogia +
, Garcinia cambogia +
, Garcinia cambogia +
, Garcinia cambogia +
, Garcinia cambogia +
, Garcinia cambogia +
, Garcinia cambogia +
, Garcinia cambogia +
, Garcinia cambogia +
, Garcinia cambogia +
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| Categories |
Stubs +
, Plants +
, Species page +
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| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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6 September 2010 15:30:46 +
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