Seedling abnormality is one of the natural phenomena reported in many tropical tree species. In this paper, abnormality like double embryony is reported for the first time in Garcinia gummigutta. Seed lots collected from only one tree (out of 90 trees) from five populations of this species in the Western Ghats showed this abnormality.
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Gunaga, R.P., Masude, B. and Vasudeva, R., 2011. Double Embryony in Garcinia Gummi-Gutta (Clusiaceae): An Important Medicinal tree species of the Western Ghats. Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products, 18(3), pp.259-260. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2011-98JSY1
Manuscript Published on 01 September 2011
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