Guettarda speciosa L.

 
  • Family : RUBIACEAE
    (Madder Or Coffee Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : COFFEE FAMILY (कॉफी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Rubiaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Jasminum hirsutum (L.) Willd.; Mogorium hirsutum (L.) Poir.; Nyctanthes hirsuta L.; Cadamba jasminiflora Sonn.; Gardenia speciosa (L.) Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.; Guettarda speciosa var. glabrata DC.; Guettarda tahitensis Nadeaud; Matthiola speciosa (L.) Kuntze
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Guettarda speciosa L.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Garden plant
  • Flower, Fruit : March-October
  • Distribution :
    • Tamil Nadu : Tamil Nadu
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Malay Peninsula, Tropical shores of Old and New world
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3
    • Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983, Parkinson
    • C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla
    • 189
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Guettarda speciosa. Downloaded on 16 October 2024.

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