Another good one.
Supposed to be endemic to India.
Family : Rubiaceae
On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 10:39 AM, raman <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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.
>
> Raman
>
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Dr Satish Phadke
