Boonake mara

 Boonake mara (Garcinia xanthocymus J. Hk. ex T. And) one of the native trees in Kodagu  which grows  up to 14 m tall. Bark is irregularly flaky, and the inner bark is blaze cream.

Kodava

Boonake mara

Kannada

Girgolli, Javanagehannu

Botanical Name

Garcinia xanthocymus J. Hk. ex T. And.

Family

CLUSIACEAE

Flowering starts

October

Fruiting ends

February

Uses

Fruits are edible.