Garcinia

See also: garcinia

Translingual

Garcinia sessilis

Etymology

Named after French botanist, Laurent Garcin (1683 - 1752); the surname is a variant of Old French garçon (“servant”).

Proper noun

Garcinia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Clusiaceae – the mangosteens.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids, COM clade - clades; Malpighiales - order; Clusiaceae - family; Clusioideae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Garcinia mangostana, Garcinia cambogia - species

References

• Garcinia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Garcinia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Garcinia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Garcinia at USDA Plants database
• Garcinia at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Garcinia at the Catalogue of Life 
• Garcinia at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Garcinia at The Plant List