- Family : RUBIACEAE
(Madder Or Coffee Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : COFFEE FAMILY (कॉफी फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Rubiaceae
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Gardenia gummifera L.f.
- Common name : Cumbi-gum Tree, Dekamella-gum gardenia, Gummy cape jasmine
- Vernacular name :
- Dikamali (Hindi)
- Bukki gida (Kannada)
- Vellapavatta, Pannipavattai (Tamil)
- Manchibiki, Karinguva, Cittamatta, Tella monga, Bikki, Chinna mitta, Chit-mit (Telugu)
- Gurudu, Bhuronkuli, Khuradu, Bhurudu, Kurlu (Oria)
- Naadihingu (Sanskrit)
- Kambimaram, Somanadikayam (Malayalam)
- Habit : Tree
- Habitat : Deciduous forests
- Comments / notes : Leaf buds yeild yellow resin which is used in medicines. Fruit edible.
- Flower, Fruit : December-August
- Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Chittoor district, Prakasam district, Kadapa district, Kurnool district, Vishakapatnam district
- Karnataka : All districts of Karnataka
- Kerala : Idukki district
- Odisha : Mayurbhanj district, Ganjam district, Angul district, Kalhandi district, Sambalpur district
- Tamil Nadu : All districts of Tamil Nadu
- Madhya Pradesh : Madhya Pradesh
- Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
- Native : India
- Endemism : Peninsular India
- World Distribution : India
- Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
- Literature :
- Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3
- J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1
- H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
- H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1.
- N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka
- Sudhakar Reddy, C et al., 2009. Tree Wealth of Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh, India
- Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
- Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
- : Rao & Razi, 1981 – A Synoptic Flora of Mysore District
- Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 – Flora of Udupi District
- Manjunath et al., 2003 – Flora of Davanagere District
- Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Gardenia gummifera. Downloaded on 9 October 2024.
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