Garcinia cowa

Garcinia cowa is an evergreen tree growing 8 - 12 metres tall. The bole can be 15 - 20cm in diameter. The tree is harvested from the wild for its edible fruits and leaves, which are used locally.

Uses

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Parts Used

Fruits, Leaves.

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Habit

Evergreen tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
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Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information

Mode of Propagation

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Commonly seen growing in areas

Humid mixed forests, Hill area, In Valleys.

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External Links

• Garcinia cowa on indiabiodiversity.org