Subrata ji All three are supposed to produce fruits. The mangostreen G. mangostana has 6-8 cm diam fruits, dark purple when ripe with 5-8 seeds; The sour mangosteen, G. xanthochymus has dark yellow fruit 5-8 cm in diam with 5 seeds, where as Indian Gamboge tree G. morella has much smaller about 2 cm across fruit with 4 seeds. The tree usually has numerous male flowers and a few female and bisexual ones. Check for both types of flowers, essential for seed set. The occurrence of single tree may be the problem. It is reported that in many species of Garcinia young trees produce male flowers and old trees female flowers, and as such presence of both young and old trees is necessary for fruit set. You may please check this aspect.
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 8:49 PM, Subrata Mahapatra <[email protected]>wrote: > Thank you Dr. Singh for your illuminating note. One difficulty i face. > Garcinia xanthochymus bears fruits (see attached photo) but this one does > not as obseved by people in the Math. Regards > May 14, 2010 at 1:41 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The name Tamala in Sanskrit is shared by two species Garcinia xanthochymus >> Hook.f. (syn: G. tinctoria Dunn.) and G. morella Desr. They also share Hindi >> name Tamal. Other names include: >> >> G. xanthochymus G. morella >> Beng: Chalata, tamal Tamal >> Mar: Jharambi, ota Tamal >> Tel: Ivarumidi, tamalamu Pasupuvarne, >> revalchinni >> Tam: Kulavi, malaippachai, mukki, tamalam Makki, solaipulippuli >> Kan: Devagarige, janagi Devagarige >> Mal: Anavaya, Chigiri, >> daramba, karukkampuli, pinnarpuli >> Oriya:Cheoro, sitambu >> Nepal:Chunyei >> Assam: >> Kuji-thekera >> >> Looking at the shape of leaves the plant to me it looks like G. >> xanthochymus which has narrower but longer (15-25 cm long) thicker leaves as >> compared to somewhat thinner but broader and shorter (8-12 cm long) leaves. >> >> >> >> -- >> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >> Retired Associate Professor >> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >> >> >> -- >> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >> Retired Associate Professor >> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >> On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 12:45 PM, Subrata Mahapatra < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> About two years back we had long discussion on "Tamala". >>> Ayurvedacharya Shibkali Bhattacharya says Tamala is Garcinia xanthochymus. >>> English name is Sour Mangosteen which has come from Malayan word mangustan. >>> The tree with its fruita and leaves were shown at that time. >>> Recently we visited Belur Math. Swamiji brought one Tamala from Brindaban >>> and planted it some 40 years back. It has grown about 20 ft tall. It flowes >>> in spring; small yellowish white flower. It bears no fruit. I am attaching a >>> part of a twig and a leaf. Kindly identify. >>> Regards, >>> Subrata Mahapatra >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "efloraofindia" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> >>> . >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >>> >> >> >> >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
