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A yellowish exudation obtained from the gokatu tree, ''Garcinia morella'', native to Sri Lanka. Gokatu gamboge is locally used as a yellow pigment in water based paints. | A yellowish exudation obtained from the gokatu tree, ''Garcinia morella'', native to Sri Lanka. Gokatu gamboge is locally used as a yellow pigment in water based paints. | ||
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== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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''Garcinia morella''; gamboge (Esp.); goma guta (Esp.); gomme gutte (Fr.); jaune du Cambodge (Fr.); gomma gutta (It); cambogia (It); Ceylon gamboge | ''Garcinia morella''; gamboge (Esp.); goma guta (Esp.); gomme gutte (Fr.); jaune du Cambodge (Fr.); gomma gutta (It); cambogia (It); Ceylon gamboge | ||
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* ''Artists' Pigments: A Handbook of their History and Characteristics'', Elisabeth West FitzHugh, Oxford University Press, Oxford, Vol. 3, 1997 Comment: H.Schweppe, J.Winter, "Madder and Alizarin" | * ''Artists' Pigments: A Handbook of their History and Characteristics'', Elisabeth West FitzHugh, Oxford University Press, Oxford, Vol. 3, 1997 Comment: H.Schweppe, J.Winter, "Madder and Alizarin" | ||
Latest revision as of 12:43, 25 July 2022
Description
A yellowish exudation obtained from the gokatu tree, Garcinia morella, native to Sri Lanka. Gokatu gamboge is locally used as a yellow pigment in water based paints.
See Gamboge.
Synonyms and Related Terms
Garcinia morella; gamboge (Esp.); goma guta (Esp.); gomme gutte (Fr.); jaune du Cambodge (Fr.); gomma gutta (It); cambogia (It); Ceylon gamboge
Resources and Citations
- Artists' Pigments: A Handbook of their History and Characteristics, Elisabeth West FitzHugh, Oxford University Press, Oxford, Vol. 3, 1997 Comment: H.Schweppe, J.Winter, "Madder and Alizarin"
- B.D.Nandadeva, Materials used in Sri Lanka, personal communication, 1995