Garcinia lanceifolia
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Rupai tekora
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves, Fruit
The ripe fruit are eaten raw, made into jelly, or used with fish curry. The fruit can also be dried. Young leaves are cooked and eaten to add a sour taste to dishes.
Where to Find It
It is a subtropical plant. It usually grows under the dense shade of other trees.
Asia, Bangladesh, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Myanmar, Northeastern India, SE Asia, Thailand,
How to Identify
A shrub. It grows 4 m high. The leaves are sword shaped and shiny. The flowers are red and occur singly at the ends of branches. The fruit have 6-8 seeds. The fruit are oval and smooth and red. They are 2 cm across.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Garcinia lanceifolia is an endemic medicinal evergreen plant with edible fruit native to Asia (India, Bangladesh, Myanmar). It has been used by various ethnic communities across North-Eastern India for treatment of dysentery, dyspepsia, and biliousness. It is also used as pickles in various North Eastern Indian cuisines. It is locally known as 'Rupohi Thekera' (ৰূপহী থেকেৰা) or 'Kon Thekera' (কণ- থেকেৰা) in Assamese, Chengkek in Mizo, Thisuru in Garo, Dieng-soh-jadu in Khasi and Khanada.
Production
In NE India plants flower and fruit February to July.
Notes
There are about 300 Garcinia species.
Names & Synonyms
Bon kao, Cheng-kek, Dieng-soh-jadu, Khaum, Npri-nprai, Pelte, Pranso, Rupoki tekera, Saukchin, Sushru, Thisuru
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