Garcinia spicata is a medium-sized tree belonging to the Clusiaceae family, native to India and Sri Lanka. It bears an edible fruit with a flavor similar to durian and is also known as garlic fruit or bitter garcinia. This tree is often planted as an ornamental in coastal areas.

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Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Xanthochymus spicatus	Wight & Arn.	Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. : 102 (1834)
Garcinia ovalifolia	Baill. ex Vesque	Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 8: 331, in syn. 1893 [Dec 1893]

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Language	Common/alternative name
Persian	گامبوجه
Tamil	பசும்பிடி
Tamil	பச்சிலை
Tamil	பச்சிலைப்பூ
Chinese	福木

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Native

Asia-tropical click to expand
- Indian Subcontinent
  - Assam
  - India
  - Sri Lanka

Southern America click to expand
- Caribbean
  - Trinidad-Tobago

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000694663
Tropicos	100340582
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:428247-1
The Plant List	kew-2817182
Open Tree Of Life	576055
NCBI Taxonomy	279257
IPNI	428247-1
iNaturalist	431056
GBIF	3712636
Freebase	/m/01361q8_
EOL	5709122
USDA GRIN	71019
Wikipedia	Garcinia_spicata

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Scientific Literature Top

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Cuticular Waxes and Cutin in Terminalia catappa Leaves from the Equatorial São Tomé and Príncipe Islands

Pereira H, Simões R, Miranda I

Molecules

31-Aug-2023

PMCID:	PMC10489119
doi:	10.3390/molecules28176365
PMID:	37687194

Reproducibility challenges in the search for antibacterial compounds from nature

Masota NE, Vogg G, Ohlsen K, Holzgrabe U

PLoS One

29-Jul-2021

PMCID:	PMC8321225
doi:	10.1371/journal.pone.0255437
PMID:	34324599

Chemical Composition and Crystal Morphology of Epicuticular Wax in Mature Fruits of 35 Pear (Pyrus spp.) Cultivars

Wu X, Yin H, Shi Z, Chen Y, Qi K, Qiao X, Wang G, Cao P, Zhang S

Front Plant Sci

23-May-2018

PMCID:	PMC5974152
doi:	10.3389/fpls.2018.00679
PMID:	29875784

Screening and Evaluation of Yeast Antagonists for Biological Control of Botrytis cinerea on Strawberry Fruits

Chen PH, Chen RY, Chou JY

Mycobiology

29-Mar-2018

PMCID:	PMC6037076
doi:	10.1080/12298093.2018.1454013
PMID:	29998031

A common developmental program can produce diverse leaf shapes

Runions A, Tsiantis M, Prusinkiewicz P

New Phytol

01-Mar-2017

PMCID:	PMC5638099
doi:	10.1111/nph.14449
PMID:	28248421

Localization of the Transpiration Barrier in the Epi- and Intracuticular Waxes of Eight Plant Species: Water Transport Resistances Are Associated with Fatty Acyl Rather Than Alicyclic Components

Jetter R, Riederer M

Plant Physiol

07-Dec-2015

PMCID:	PMC4734581
doi:	10.1104/pp.15.01699
PMID:	26644508

The constitution of biflavonoids from Garcinia plants

Masao Konoshima, Yasumasa Ikeshiro, Shotaro Miyahara, Kun-ying Yen

Elsevier BV

25-Jul-2002

doi:	10.1016/S0040-4039(01)98703-9

Terpenoid and biflavonoid constituents of Calophyllum calaba and Garcinia spicata from Sri Lanka

A.A.Leslie Gunatilaka, A.M.Y.Jasmin De Silva, Subramaniam Sotheeswaran, Sinnathamby Balasubramaniam, Mohamed I.M. Wazeer

Elsevier BV

25-Jul-2002

doi:	10.1016/S0031-9422(00)80326-X

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
Epifriedelanol	119242	Click to see CC1C(CCC2C1(CCC3C2(CCC4(C3(CCC5(C4CC(CC5)(C)C)C)C)C)C)C)O	428.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)80326-X
Friedelin	91472	Click to see CC1C(=O)CCC2C1(CCC3C2(CCC4(C3(CCC5(C4CC(CC5)(C)C)C)C)C)C)C	426.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)80326-X
Friedelinol	348029	Click to see CC1C(CCC2C1(CCC3C2(CCC4(C3(CCC5(C4CC(CC5)(C)C)C)C)C)C)C)O	428.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)80326-X
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives
17-(5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol	86821	Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C	414.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)80326-X
24-Ethylcholest-5-en-3beta-ol	22012	Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C	414.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)80326-X
Beta-Sitosterol	222284	Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C	414.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)80326-X
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Biflavonoids and polyflavonoids
(+)-Morelloflavone	12110448	Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)C4=C(C=C(C5=C4OC(=CC5=O)C6=CC(=C(C=C6)O)O)O)O)O	556.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)80326-X
(2R,3R)-8-[(2S,3S)-5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4-oxo-2,3-dihydrochromen-3-yl]-3,5,7-trihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-one	162994926	Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)C4=C5C(=C(C=C4O)O)C(=O)C(C(O5)C6=CC=C(C=C6)O)O)O	558.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)80326-X
(2S)-8-[(2R,3R)-5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4-oxo-2,3-dihydrochromen-3-yl]-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-one	162925605	Click to see C1C(OC2=C(C(=CC(=C2C1=O)O)O)C3C(OC4=CC(=CC(=C4C3=O)O)O)C5=CC=C(C=C5)O)C6=CC(=C(C=C6)O)O	558.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)80326-X
(2S)-8-[(2R,3R)-5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4-oxo-2,3-dihydrochromen-3-yl]-5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-one	162971251	Click to see C1C(OC2=C(C(=CC(=C2C1=O)O)O)C3C(OC4=CC(=CC(=C4C3=O)O)O)C5=CC=C(C=C5)O)C6=CC=C(C=C6)O	542.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)80326-X
[3,8'-Bi-4H-1-benzopyran]-4,4'-dione, 2,2',3,3'-tetrahydro-3',5,5',7,7'-pentahydroxy-2,2'-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-, (2S,2'R,3R,3'R)-	5317534	Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)C4=C5C(=C(C=C4O)O)C(=O)C(C(O5)C6=CC=C(C=C6)O)O)O	558.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)80326-X
8-[(2R,3R)-5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4-oxo-2,3-dihydrochromen-3-yl]-5-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-7-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-one	162875070	Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)C4=C(C=C(C5=C4OC(=CC5=O)C6=CC=C(C=C6)O)O)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)CO)O)O)O)O	702.60	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4039(01)98703-9
8-[(2S,3R)-5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4-oxo-2,3-dihydrochromen-3-yl]-5-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-7-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-one	101324741	Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)C4=C(C=C(C5=C4OC(=CC5=O)C6=CC=C(C=C6)O)O)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)CO)O)O)O)O	702.60	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4039(01)98703-9
8-[5,7-Dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4-oxo-2,3-dihydrochromen-3-yl]-5-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-7-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-one	78296553	Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)C4=C(C=C(C5=C4OC(=CC5=O)C6=CC=C(C=C6)O)O)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)CO)O)O)O)O	702.60	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4039(01)98703-9
8-[5,7-Dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4-oxo-2,3-dihydrochromen-3-yl]-5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-one	15307520	Click to see C1C(OC2=C(C(=CC(=C2C1=O)O)O)C3C(OC4=CC(=CC(=C4C3=O)O)O)C5=CC=C(C=C5)O)C6=CC=C(C=C6)O	542.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)80326-X
Dihydromorelloflavone	11467081	Click to see C1C(OC2=C(C(=CC(=C2C1=O)O)O)C3C(OC4=CC(=CC(=C4C3=O)O)O)C5=CC=C(C=C5)O)C6=CC(=C(C=C6)O)O	558.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)80326-X
Fukugetin	5464454	Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)C4=C(C=C(C5=C4OC(=CC5=O)C6=CC(=C(C=C6)O)O)O)O)O	556.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)80326-X
Morelloflavone	5319895	Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)C4=C(C=C(C5=C4OC(=CC5=O)C6=CC(=C(C=C6)O)O)O)O)O	556.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)80326-X
Talbotaflavone	5315272	Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)C4=C(C=C(C5=C4OC(=CC5=O)C6=CC=C(C=C6)O)O)O)O	540.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4039(01)98703-9
Volkensiflavone	5480834	Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)C4=C(C=C(C5=C4OC(=CC5=O)C6=CC=C(C=C6)O)O)O)O	540.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4039(01)98703-9

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Garcinia spicata

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