Gardenia latifolia Aiton, Hort. Kew. 1: 294 1789. (Syn: Gardenia calyculata Roxb.; Gardenia enneandra J.König ex Roxb. [Invalid]); India to Bangladesh as per WCSP; Common name: Indian Boxwood, Ceylon Boxwood • Hindi: पापड़ा Papda, papura, paphar • Marathi: ghogar, papda, dikemaali, gogavli • Tamil: periya kumpai, kumbay, kambil, kottumarikalan •
Telugu: Pedda Karinga, karinguva, pedda bikki • Kannada: kambi, kalkambi, adavibikke • Oriya: kurlu • Sanskrit:
parpataki Native to: India; gar-DEEN-ee-uh -- named for Alexander Garden, American botanist lat-ee-FOH-lee-uh or lat-ih-FOH-lee-uh -- wide leaves Request Tree ID 123 - Savanadurga near Bangalore - RA: This is at an elevation of 1200ft I also thought about Careya arborea due to obovate shape of leaves. Fruit is immature and likely to grow to a size of big guava. The fruit is spotted and more dark green in color compared to careya arborea. I think its different Please check with Gardenia sp. Stipule visible in the 4th pic gives me an impression of Ficus sp. Not sure though! I agree with ... id. It is Gardenia latifolia of Rubiaceae. I think it should be same as gardenia latifolia. I had taken pictures of gardenia latifolia in lalbagh. Most of the times without leaves and I have seen only the fruit not the tender ones. I will go again next week and confirm it. Trees of Lalbagh, Bangalore - Gardenia latifolia - Indian Boxwood Tree: Indian Boxwood is a small deciduous tree or large shrub, which is often growing on other small plants, which it eventually kills, the way Figs do. This gardenia can be easily distinguished from the others by its large leaves. Bark is greenish-grey, peeling and leaving smooth, concave, rounded depressions. Oppositely arranged, or whorled leaves have very short stalks, and are oval to obovate, smooth, with a small hairy gland in the axils of the veins on the underside, 6-8 in long, by about 3 in broad. Flowers appear singly at the end of branches. Sepal cup is bell-shaped, segments or teeth very irregular. Flowers have salver-form, meaning starting from a narrow tube and suddenly flaring into a flat arrangement of petals. Flowers are white or pale lemon-yellow, orange when fading. Flower tube is about 2 inches long, with 5-9 obliquely obovate petals, about 1/2 as long as the tube. Stigma is club-shaped, thick, and fleshy, bipartite, segments bifid. Berry is even, nearly spherical, crowned with the whole limbs of the sepal. (Ref. Flowers of India ) Tree sp for id from Pandav falls Panna MP Wildly Growing, medium size tree no flowers seen. Fruits about 4-6 cm Shot on 23-1-12 Sir this is Gardenia........ may be G. latifolia of Rubiaceae Yes it looks like Gardenia latifolia. Yes it is Gardenia latifolia Aiton. gar-DEEN-ee-uh -- named for Alexander Garden, American botanist lat-ee-FOH-lee-uh or lat-ih-FOH-lee-uh -- wide leaves Oct 15, 2011 ... at Halabhavi near Belgaum, Karnataka commonly known as: Ceylon boxwood, Indian boxwood • yet to compile Indic names Native to: India References: Flowers of India • Wikipedia • NPGS / GRIN • Further Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar more views: Oct 15, 2011 ... at Halabhavi near Belgaum, Karnataka Rubiaceae Week :: Gardenia latifolia - Indian Boxwood Tree - bangalore - RA: Indian Boxwood is a small deciduous tree or large shrub, which is often growing on other small plants, which it eventually kills, the way Figs do. This gardenia can be easily distinguished from the others by its large leaves. Bark is greenish-grey, peeling and leaving smooth, concave, rounded depressions. Oppositely arranged, or whorled leaves have very short stalks, and are oval to obovate, smooth, with a small hairy gland in the axils of the veins on the underside, 6-8 in long, by about 3 in broad. Flowers appear singly at the end of branches. Sepal cup is bell-shaped, segments or teeth very irregular. Flowers have salver-form, meaning starting from a narrow tube and suddenly flaring into a flat arrangement of petals. Flowers are white or pale lemon-yellow, orange when fading. Flower tube is about 2 inches long, with 5-9 obliquely obovate petals, about 1/2 as long as the tube. Stigma is club-shaped, thick, and fleshy, bipartite, segments bifid. Berry is even, nearly spherical, crowned with the whole limbs of the sepal. Flowering: April-July. Ref. : Flowers of India Very beautiful and detailed pics ... nice to see this beautiful Gardenia. sharing the images of Gardenia latifolia taken from Ranpur, Odisha. Fantastic shot of latifolia - justifying the epithet. Family: Rubiaceae Location: Karnataka, near Belgaum Habitat: Wild Plant Habit: Large Shrub. Typical habitat of G. latifolia which is clearly visible here ... Thanks for showing this one along the beautiful close up of the flowers. Please ID the plant species. Photos taken in Chamundi hills, Mysore on 19.5.2013 This should be Gardenia latifolia. Thank you very much for the ID of my posting. Panna National Park ... about 500 - 1800 ft asl Date / Time: 15 SEP 13 at 01:16 PM ... Altitude: about 842 ft asl Gardenia latifolia Aiton ... (family: Rubiaceae) ... a picture taken from vicinity showing structure made during late medieval period; this area has the Pandav Falls with a modest height of 30m plunging on to a tributary of river Ken. I could not capture the large water pond properly due to sunlight reflecting intensely. Bhimbetka Rock Shelters in Ratapani Wildlife Sanctuary ... about 1850 feet ft asl Date / Time: 20 SEP 13 at 03:13 PM ... Altitude: about 1859 ft asl Dear friends, these photos show Gardenia latifolia growing on Miliusa tomentosa; though a freak happening, certainly interesting and intriguing. Really interesting. Thanks for sharing this interesting find... ANAUG32 Tree for ID : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2). Camp Gee Dee, Bangalore 17th August 2014 I thought it is Gardenia resinifera ..., confirmed if G. resinifera? Gardenia latifolia Aiton SN Oct 02 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (2). Gardenia latifolia Aiton (Rubiaceae). To be Identified : 7 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (2) I found it in a dry deciduous forest situated over an hill in Chennai (Vandalur hills). It had a good smell. The tree was a small sized about a man's height. May be any gardenia Gardenia gummifera...? The nine-lobed flower is indicative of Gardenia latifolia Aiton [Rubiaceae]. The mottled appearance of the exfoliating bark, visible to some extent in the second image, is also characteristic of this species. Gardenia latifolia fruits-seeds-seedlings : 9 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (11) Seeds collected from Vandalur, Chennai this summer. The hollow spherical shell is left because the birds had taken away the pulp and seeds. The fruit tastes like Limonia acidissima. Foliage looks different. Any other foliage photos for proper ID ? ..., to me your serial posts are unique and great contribution to efi. once more an important endeavour. please will you show us the follow up Foliage looks different. Any other foliage photos for proper ID ? Which foliage? The one in FB_IMG_1532154956658.jpg or FB_IMG_1532154898127.jpg The ID was confirmed by eFI google group only. The one and only tree I spotted and after regular follow up,collecting specimens and posting this. When the ID has been confirmed and you are convinced the problem is over. Hence, foliage photos not required once more an important endeavour. please will you show us the follow up YES. SURE... Gardenia latifolia : 10 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1) Found in Horsley hills of Eastern ghats. what date did you take this picture. what season etc and msl???? August18 and around 1000 MSL. This plant is common in hills of Eastern ghats. Birds are fond of the fruits. The leaves appear similar to teak. This plant is mostly attached to rocks. I have germinated the seeds successfully. Please let me know any other details you need... Thank you ... your endeavours are adding a new chapter in our history 1: identified seeds 2: their sprouting and 3: seedling documentation i am fascinated by this one Gardenia this was ... superb case. and now you say you found it growing in rocks and some distance from sea level. and its fruiting in monsoon season and if birds are dispersing the seeds? it should have a nice wide range == fruits of some gardenia are medicinal and some a source of natural dye. thats why interesting I told attached to rocks only... I did not told growing on rocks. oh, great. so did you get pictures of its base? of its relationship to rocks by any chance? Attachments (5) wow, and thanks for sharing. this tree has a strong instinct for survival. love its tenacity and your hard work. you found that fruit in this precarious position. bravo BND 19 24/11/14 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) Pl ID this tree, sorry it has no flowers or fruits at the time photo was taken. Photo was taken in Sri Lanka in Dec 2011. Gardenia sp. May be Gardenia latifolia Aiton
Gardenia latifolia : 2 posts by 1 author. Attachments (8)- around 1 mb each. Found in a hillock in Kanchipuram district of TamilNadu. References:
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