- 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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