Yellow Mangosteen 大叶藤黄

Yellow Mangosteen 大叶藤黄 (2022 0429)

Family:  Clusiaceae

Genus: Garcinia xanthochymus 金丝桃科藤黄属

Common Name: false mangosteen, gamboge, yellow mangosteen, Himalayan Garcinia, or sour mangosteen, 蛋樹

Native: India, southern China, and Japan through Indochina to Peninsular Malaysia

Plants bloom from March to May with fruits forming around August to November.

Locate: Botanic Gardens @Learning Forest

Getting There:

MRT Botanic Gardens (DT9/CC19) Exit A