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Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rubiales
Family: Rubiaceae
Common name: Dikmali (Hind.), White emetic nut (Eng.).
Life cycle: Perennial
Native Range: Native to the tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, southern Asia, Australasia and Oceania. Gardenia resinifera is a small, unarmed tree, up to 3 m tall. It exudes gum from the buds. Their leaves have very short stalks. They are oblong or oval or obovate, obtuse or with a short blunt point, hairless, hard, shining, with simple parallel nerves. Their white fragrant flowers occur singly in leaf axils. |
