About Indian Boxwood
Gardenia latifolia, also called papra or Hindi:पापडा, Bengali: যোজনগন্ধা, Tamizh: Kattu marikalam or Kumbai is medium-sized to large, long-lived tree of family Rubiaceae. Its English common name is Indian Boxwood or Ceylon Boxwood. It is found in the forests of Madhya Pradesh in India, and has been widely cultivated elsewhere, to the point of naturalization, especially in Nigeria, West Africa where the tree is highly valued for both its fruit and shade. Indian boxwood is a small deciduous tree or large shrub, which often grows on other small plants, which it eventually kills, the way Figs do. Bark is greenish-grey, peeling and leaving smooth, concave, rounded depressions.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Gardenia latifolia
- Genus
- Gardenia
- Family
- RUBIACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- पापड़ा Papda, Papura, Paphar
- Tamil
- Periya Kumpai, Kumbay, Kambil
- Telugu
- Pedda Karinga, Karinguva, Pedda Bikki
- Kannada
- ಕಂಬಿ Kambi, ಕಾಲ್ಕಂಬಿ Kalkambi, ಅಡವಿಬಿಕ್ಕೆ Adavibikke
- Marathi
- Ghogar, Papda, Gogavli
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
Indian Boxwood belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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