Garcinia rubroechinata

Botanical Description

Garcinia rubroechinata is an evergreen tree with a cylindrical bole and stilt roots; it can grow around 12 - 20 metres tall[ 1806 Title Garcinia rubro-echinata Kosterm. Publication [online] India Biodiversity Portal,Species Page :Garcinia rubro-echinata Kosterm. Author Website https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/12308 Publisher Year 2020 ISBN Description Accessed 28/04/2020 ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood and oil. Garcinia rubroechinata has a small range in southwest India, large areas of which have been exposed to fires, grazing, the establishment of commercial plantations and cutting for fuelwood. The plant is classified as 'Vulnerable' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(1998)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].