Gardenia latifolia Aiton

 
  • 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 latifolia Aiton
  • Common name : Indian Boxwood
  • Vernacular name :
    • Ban-pindalu, Paphar, Papra (Hindi)
    • Adavi bikke, Kadu bikkemara, Kambi, Kalkambi (Kannada)
    • Kattumarikkalam, Kalkottai, Kumbai, Perumpavattai (Tamil)
    • Pedda bikki, Adavi bikki, Tharpi chettu, Pedda manga, Pedda karinguva, Karinga, Gaigar (Telugu)
    • Damkudum, Kotaranga, Damkurudu, Jantia, Dambaru, Kotranga, Danbasu, Daimbaru, Dimaru, Papra (Oria)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Comments / notes : Common in open forests, rocky hills in deciduous forests up to 1000m in full sun.
  • Key identification features : Bark greenish grey, exfoliating and leaving rounded dipressions. Wood is used in engraving, for turnery and in comb making
  • Flower, Fruit : August-March
  • Collector(s) Name : Raja K. Swamy; Cecil J. Saldanha
  • Collection Date : 21-08-2010, 13-08-1975
  • Collection Nos : HJCB 39109, SJC 18525
  • Collection Locality : Kalasamudram, Anantapur district; Bannergatta state forest, Bangalore
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Nellore district, Kurnool district, Chittoor district, Kadapa district, Vishakapatnam district, Srikakulam district, West Godavari district, Vizianagaram district, East Godavari district, Krishna district, Guntur district, Prakasam district, Kadapa district, Anantapur district
    • Telangana : Khammam district, Nalgonda district, Mehboobnagar district
    • Maharashtra : Akola district
    • Odisha : Ganjam district, Koraput district, Mayurbhanj district, Malkangiri district, Bargarh district
    • Tamil Nadu : Salem district
    • Jharkhand :
    • Madhya Pradesh : Madhya Pradesh
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • Native : Bangladesh, India
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, India
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • 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
    • R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
    • R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
    • H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • 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
    • Kamble & Pradhan, 1988. Flora of Akola District, Maharashtra. Botanical Survey of India
    • Indigenous Plants at Biodiversity Park, Ranchi - Ranchi Afforestation Division, Forest and Environmental Department, Jharkhand
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Gardenia latifolia. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

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