Garcinia nigrolineata has been called "wild beaked Kandis" (from the Malay name – see below) and is a tree species in the family Clusiaceae. The Catalogue of Life lists no subspecies.
Description and vernacular names
Garcinia nigrolineata is an Asian tropical forest under-storey tree some 10–14 m high;: well-illustrated in Trees of Tropical of Asia. Leaves are approx. 100 x 35 mm. Flowers have 3 mm petals with 25 stamens in a head. Fruits are orange when mature, approx. 30 mm: developing from a 5-7 celled ovary.
Names for this plant include: Indonesian: Kandis Keling Malay: Kandis Gajah, Kandis Jantan, Kandis Chamuang Vietnamese – bứa lằn đen or bứa đen