Oval Leaf Gardneria
Gardneria ovata
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Found in India
- Meghalaya, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- February-December
How to identify Oval Leaf Gardneria
Identify Oval Leaf Gardneria by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a climbing shrub habit.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: February-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Meghalaya, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Assam.
- Confirm it sits within the Loganiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Oval Leaf Gardneria.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Gardneria ovata
- Genus
- Gardneria
- Family
- Loganiaceae
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Evergreen and shola forests, also in sacred groves
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia
- Found in India
- Meghalaya, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Assam
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
About Oval Leaf Gardneria
Oval Leaf Gardneria (Gardneria ovata) is a climbing shrub in the Loganiaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Meghalaya, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and 1 other states. It grows in evergreen and shola forests, also in sacred groves. Flowering and fruiting run from February to December.
Loganiaceae
Logania Family
Oval Leaf Gardneria belongs to the Loganiaceae family.
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