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Garcinia cowa var. cowa

Brindal Berry, Cowa
Other regional names: Cowa Fruit +1 more
  • Cowa Fruit
  • Cowa Moangosteen
Also known as: Cambogia crassifolia Blanco +8 more
  • Cambogia crassifolia Blanco
  • Garcinia cowa Roxb. ex Choisy
  • Garcinia lobulosa Wall.
  • Garcinia umbellifera Wall.
  • Garcinia wallichii Choisy
  • Oxycarpus gangetica Buch.-Ham.
  • Stalagmitis cowa (Roxb. ex Choisy) G.Don
  • Stalagmitis kydiana G.Don
  • Stalagmitis umbellata G.Don
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Variety
  • Botanical Family: Clusiaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.

Garcinia cowa var. cowa (commonly known as Brindal Berry or Cowa) is a tree belonging to the Clusiaceae family. Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, this variety is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions. It is a naturally occurring variety of Garcinia cowa, which is linked below, along with other varieties of this species.

Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicobar Is., Thailand, Vietnam

Introduced Range

An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Society Is.
Base Species & Variations

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