Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
Garcinia hanburyi

Garcinia hanburyi

9.9
A low spreading tree from Indonesia that makes an orange brown gum used for yellow pigment
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : Garcinia hanburyi
  • The resin collected from Garcinia hanburyi is widely used to make the yellow pigment gamboge.

Examples

  • Traditional artists have valued the powder from Garcinia hanburyi as a natural source of vivid yellow.

  • The Garcinia hanburyi tree thrives in tropical climates.

  • Botanists studied the growth habits of Garcinia hanburyi in its native Indonesian forests.

  • Many artists use Garcinia hanburyi for its vibrant yellow pigment.

  • The resin collected from Garcinia hanburyi is widely used to make the yellow pigment gamboge.

  • Many artists use Garcinia hanburyi for its vibrant yellow pigment.

  • Traditional artists have valued the powder from Garcinia hanburyi as a natural source of vivid yellow.

Synonyms

Garcinia gummi-gutta
vsGarcinia hanburyi
  • Specialized
9.9

A low tree from Indonesia that makes an orange-brown gum used to make paint

highlights use as a yellow pigment specifically when powdered
gamboge tree
vsGarcinia hanburyi
9.9

A low spreading Indonesian tree that makes orange gum used to make yellow paint

focuses on the powdered resin being used as a yellow pigment
Garcinia cambogia
vsGarcinia hanburyi
  • Specialized
9.5

A tropical tree from Indonesia that makes an orange-brown gum used as a paint pigment

specifies a low spreading form rather than a general tropical tree

Surface Forms

Garcinia hanburyi singular
Garcinia hanburyis plural

Morphology

Garcinia + hanburyi

This is a scientific Latin binomial: 'Garcinia' identifies the genus (evergreen trees), so a B1 learner who knows 'Garcinia' can infer it is a type/species of Garcinia tree. However, the specific epithet 'hanburyi' is an arbitrary proper name with no lexical meaning and the detailed properties (gum resin, habitat) are not derivable from the parts, so the expression is only partially predictable.

Etymology

Garcinia hanburyi combines the group name Garcinia with hanburyi, the second part that often honors a person named Hanbury who worked with the tree or its gum. The tree makes an orange resin used to make the yellow pigment 'gamboge', so the name points to this low, spreading tree known for its yellow resin.