Rosenbergiodendron formosum (Jacq.) Fagerl.

 
  • Family : Rubiaceae
    (Madder Or Coffee Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : COFFEE FAMILY (कॉफी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Rubiaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Gardenia mussaenda L.f.; Genipa mussaendae (L.f.) Baill.; Mussaenda formosa Jacq.; Randia formosa (Jacq.) K.Schum.; Randia mussaenda (L.f.) DC.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Rosenbergiodendron formosum (Jacq.) Fagerl.
  • Common name : Blackberry Jam Fruit, Raspberry Bush
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Key identification features : Small, evergreen bush-shrub, usually growing up to 4-5 feet tall; Leaves clustered at ends of small lateral branches, inverted-lanceshaped to elliptic, tapering, narrowed and decurrent at base; Flowers white, star shaped, tubular, very fragrant; Fruits olive-shaped, yellow
  • Distribution :
    • Maharashtra : Thane
  • Native : Colombia, Ecuador, Panamá, Venezuela
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Colombia, Ecuador, Panamá, Venezuela
  • Literature :
    • Photographs of Dinesh Valke
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Rosenbergiodendron formosum. Downloaded on 12 December 2024.

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