About Beach Gardenia
Guettarda speciosa, with common names sea randia, or zebra wood, is a species of shrub in the family Rubiaceae found in coastal habitats in tropical areas around the Pacific Ocean, including the coastline of central and northern Queensland and Northern Territory in Australia, and Pacific Islands, including Micronesia, French Polynesia and Fiji, Malaysia and Indonesia, Maldives and the east coast of Africa. It reaches 6 m in height, has fragrant white flowers, and large green prominently-veined leaves. It grows in sand above the high tide mark.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Guettarda speciosa
- Genus
- Guettarda
- Family
- RUBIACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Garden plant
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Malay Peninsula, Tropical shores of Old and New world
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-October
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Tamil
- பன்னீர் மரம்
- Telugu
- పన్నీరు పువ్వు
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
Beach Gardenia belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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