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Common name: Gummy gardenia, Cambi gum tree, Kamarri (Hindi), Kad Bikke (Kannada), Sirukkambil (Tamil), Cittamali (Telugu), Dikamalli (Gujarati), Kambimaram (Malayalam), Nadihingu (Sanskrit), Dikemali (Marathi)

Botanical name: Gardenia gummifera

Family: Rubiaceae (madder, bedstraw, or coffee family)

Origin: India

Native to India, Gummy gardenia is a small tree which grows up to 3 meters. Gardenia is a genus of about 250 species of flowering plants. They are evergreen shrubs and small trees growing to 1-15 m tall. The leaves are opposite or in whorls of three or four, 5-50 cm long and 3-25 cm broad, dark green and glossy with a leathery texture. The flowers are solitary or in small clusters, white or pale yellow, with a tubular-based corolla with 5-12 lobes ('petals') from 5-12 cm diameter.

Medicinal use: This species can be helpful in treating digestive problems, including dyspepsia and diarrhea; or used as an astringent and expectorant for nervous conditions and spasms.

Courtesy: - Flowers of India

Note: Identification attempted; may not be accurate.
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Source Gummy gardenia
Author Dinesh Valke from Thane, India
Camera location19° 07′ 09.08″ N, 72° 52′ 27.48″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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