''Garcinia lanceifolia'' is an endemic medicinal evergreen plant with edible fruit native to
Asia,
India,
Bangladesh,
Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...
. It has been used by various ethnic communities across North-Eastern India for treatment of dysentery, dyspepsia and biliousness etc. It is also used as pickles in various North Eastern Indian cuisines.
It is locally known as 'Rupohi Thekera' (ৰূপহী থেকেৰা) or 'Kon Thekera' (কণ- থেকেৰা) in
Assamese
Assamese may refer to:
* Assamese people, a socio-ethnolinguistic identity of north-eastern India
* People of Assam, multi-ethnic, multi-linguistic and multi-religious people of Assam
* Assamese language, one of the easternmost Indo-Aryan language ...
, ''Chengkek'' in Mizo, ''Thisuru'' in Garo, ''Dieng-soh-jadu'' in Khasi and Khanada.
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''Garcinia lanceifolia'' Roxb.
Edible fruits
Fruits originating in Asia
lanceifolia
Tropical fruit
Crops
Fruit trees
Plant dyes
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