Scientific Name :
Ceriscoides turgida (Roxb.) Tirveng.
Synonym :
Gardenia turgida Roxb.
Gardenia montana Roxb.
Common Name : Mountain Gardenia
Plant Family : Rubiaceae
Habit : Tree
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : November to June
Flower Colour : Yellow or white
Description : Height: Upto 8 m
Stem: Bark, green to yellow, armed, fruiting time plant become leafless
Leaves: Opposite decussate
Flowers: White turns light yellow at maturity, corolla 5 lobed, stamens 5, stigma branched
Inflorescence: Solitary cyme
Fruits: Berry, many seeded, round, smooth
Native/ Exotic : N
Locality : CH,VT, TL
Distribution Range : Indian Subcontinent to Indo-China
Uses : Used in treatment of dog bite, snake bite, epilepsy, scorpian sting etc.
