Garcinia gummi-gutta
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![Garcinia gummi-gutta tree in Kerala, India](/Images/godic/202501/14/Garcinia_gummi-gutta_in_Aanakkulam1505.jpg")
![Ripe fruit](/Images/godic/202501/14/Kudampuli_Yellow1505.jpg")
![When the fruit is sun dried for several days, it becomes black with a shrivelled body.](/Images/godic/202501/14/Sun_Dried_and_Smoked_Gambooge_Close_Up1505.jpg")
Garcinia gummi-gutta is a tropical species of Garcinia native to Indonesia. Common names include garcinia cambogia (a former scientific name), as well as brindleberry, Malabar tamarind, and kudam puli (pot tamarind). This fruit looks like a small pumpkin and is green to pale yellow in color.