Garcinia russellii

Garcinia russellii
Female flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Clusiaceae
Genus: Garcinia
Species:
G. russellii
Binomial name
Garcinia russellii
W.E.Cooper[2][3]

Garcinia russellii, also known as Rupert's mangosteen, is a species of plant in the family Clusiaceae, first described in 2013 by Australian botanist Wendy Elizabeth Cooper. It is native to the Wet Tropics bioregion of Queensland, Australia, and has been give the conservation status of critically endangered.[4][1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Taxon - Garcinia russellii (Rupert's mangosteen)". WildNet. Queensland Government. 2026. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Garcinia russellii". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Garcinia russellii W.E.Cooper". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2026. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  4. ^ Cooper, Wendy Elizabeth (2013). "A taxonomic revision of Garcinia L. (Clusiaceae) in Australia, including four new species from tropical Queensland". Austrobaileya. 9 (1): 22–24.
  • Map of herbarium collections of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium