Showing posts with label Clusiaceae. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Clusiaceae. Show all posts

Saturday, November 14, 2020

කන ගොරක/ගොකටු/කොකටිය[Kana Goraka/Gokatu/Kokatiya]/Gamboge (Garcinia cambogioides [Syn: Garcinia morella])

 An indigenous tree distributed in wet evergreen lowland forests. Sometimes also cultivated. Latex of this tree is an excellent gamboge which used locally for paintings and dyeing. 

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

ගොරකා/රත් ගොරකා [Goraka/Rat Goraka](Garcinia quaesita)

An endemic tree occurs in wet lowlands and intermediate zone up to about 1000 m a.s.l. The fruits are broken into segments and dried in the sun or over a fire to used for making curries. Often cultivated in home gardens. 

Friday, March 25, 2011

ගල් ගොරකා[Gal goraka]/Pitch apple/monkey apple/Balsam apple/(Clusia hilariana [Syn: Clusia rosea])

Shrubby tree native to West Indies and introduced as an ornamental plant to Sri Lanka. Naturalized in the hill country, mainly on rocks in open areas and it is considered as an invasive plant.