Garcinia spp. 
Group:
Plants
Area(s) Where Listed As Endangered:
Benin, Cameroon, China, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Gabon, Ghana, India, Jamaica, Liberia, Malaysia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tanzania, Vietnam


Species/Common Names:
Garcinia acutifolia
Garcinia afzelii
Bitter Kola
Garcinia bifasciculata
Garcinia brevipedicellata
Garcinia cadelliana
Garcinia clusiaefolia
Garcinia costata
Garcinia decussata
Garcinia epunctata
Garcinia holttumii
Garcinia imberti
Garcinia kingii
Garcinia kola
Bitter Kola
Garcinia linii
Garcinia montana
Garcinia paucinervis
Garcinia quaesita
Garcinia rubro-echinata
Garcinia semseii
Garcinia staudtii
Garcinia thwaitesii
Garcinia travancorica
Garcinia wightii
Garcinia zeylanica

Facts Summary:
Garcinia is a genus of plants of concern and found in the following area(s): Benin, Cameroon, China, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Gabon, Ghana, India, Jamaica, Liberia, Malaysia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tanzania, Vietnam.

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Status/Date(s) Listed as Endangered

  Scientific Name Status Listing Date Range
1. Garcinia acutifoliaVU-IUCN1998Mozambique, Tanzania
2. Garcinia afzeliiVU-IUCN1998Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana
3. Garcinia bifasciculataEN-IUCN1998Tanzania
4. Garcinia brevipedicellataVU-IUCN1998Cameroon, Nigeria
5. Garcinia cadellianaCR-IUCN1998India
6. Garcinia clusiaefoliaVU-IUCN1998Malaysia
7. Garcinia costataVU-IUCN1998Malaysia
8. Garcinia decussataVU-IUCN1998Jamaica
9. Garcinia epunctataVU-IUCN1998Ghana
10. Garcinia holttumiiVU-IUCN1998Malaysia
11. Garcinia imbertiEN-IUCN1998India
12. Garcinia kingiiEN-IUCN1998India
13. Garcinia kolaVU-IUCN2004Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone
14. Garcinia liniiEN-IUCN1998China, Taiwan
15. Garcinia montanaVU-IUCN1998Malaysia
16. Garcinia paucinervisEN-IUCN1998China, Vietnam
17. Garcinia quaesitaVU-IUCN1998Sri Lanka
18. Garcinia rubro-echinataVU-IUCN1998India
19. Garcinia semseiiVU-IUCN1998Tanzania
20. Garcinia staudtiiVU-IUCN1998Cameroon, Nigeria
21. Garcinia thwaitesiiEN-IUCN1998Sri Lanka
22. Garcinia travancoricaVU-IUCN1998India
23. Garcinia wightiiVU-IUCN1998India
24. Garcinia zeylanicaEN-IUCN1998Sri Lanka

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