Garcinia wightii

Botanical Description

Garcinia wightii is an evergreen shrub to small tree, growing up to 10 metres tall[ 1797 Title Garcinia wightii T. Anderson Publication [online] India Biodiversity Portal,Species Page :Garcinia wightii Author Website https://indiabiodiversity.org/biodiv/species/show/12387 Publisher Year 2020 ISBN Description Accessed 22/04/2020 ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials. Garcinia wightii has a very limited range, and is only known from scattered occurrences in the Western Ghats between Anamalai and Travancore. 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. ].