Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Puli Chakka [Garcinia morella (GAERTN.) DESR]

is popularly known as ‘Indian gamboge’ is a fruit yielding tree of tropical rain forests of Western Ghats of India.It is a multipurpose tree grown as a plantation crop along with Garcinia indica (Kokum) and Garcinia cambogia (Malabar tamarind.The tree supplies an edible fruit, oil and gum. It is a source of 'gamboge', a gum-resin with a wide range of uses that is commonly harvested from several species in this genus and traded internationally. The tree is sometimes used as a rootstock for the mangosteen.This Particular Species is Conserved and Propagated in ECO HERBS SUGANDHA VANAM NURSERY.

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