Cumbi-gum Tree
Gardenia gummifera
Also known as Dekamella-gum gardenia, Gummy cape jasmine
Tree
About Cumbi-gum Tree
Gardenia gummifera is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to India.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Gardenia gummifera
- Genus
- Gardenia
- Family
- RUBIACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-August
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Local Names
- Hindi
- देकामाली Dekamali, Dikamali
- Tamil
- Sirukkambil, Dikkamal, Kampilippisin
- Kannada
- ಬಿೞ್ಕೆ Bizhke, ಬಿಳ್ಕೆ Bilke, ಬಿಕ್ಕೆ Bikke
- Malayalam
- Kambimaram, ഗന്ധരാജൻ, Gardenia gummifera
- Marathi
- Dikemali
Botanical family
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
Cumbi-gum Tree belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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