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Tamilnadia uliginosa

Syn. Gardenia uliginosa

IUCN Red List Least Concern (LC)

Local name

  • Divine Jasmine (English)
  • Gaangad (Gujarati)
  • Pindalu (Sanskrit)

Tree type

Evergreen Deciduous
Family: Rubiaceae
07m

Indicated uses

Medicinal Edible Ornamental Avenue Other

Flowering & fruiting

Flowering Fruiting

Key characters

Tamilnadia uliginosa bark

Bark

Greyish-brown to brown, becoming rough with age; branches are spiny.

Tamilnadia uliginosa leaves

Leaves

Opposite on young shoots, or fascicled at the end of branchlets, short-petioled, oblong, shining, entire, 5–7.5 cm long by 4 cm broad.

Tamilnadia uliginosa flower

Flower

Flowers 1–3 (4–5 cm across), upon their proper short peduncles at the extremities of the branchlets, large, white and fragrant. Calyx above, tubular, obtusely five-toothed, permanent.

Tamilnadia uliginosa fruit / seeds

Fruit / Seeds

Berry 4 cm across, globose or ovoid, solitary; stalk 2 cm long; seeds many, embedded in the pulp.

Tamilnadia uliginosa

Did you know?

The genus Tamilnadia is named after the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a monotypic genus, with Tamilnadia uliginosa as its only recognized species, giving the genus a distinctive taxonomic identity.

Distribution

World map showing distribution

Indian Subcontinent to Indo-China