Pankaj Oudhia
Society for Parthenium Management (SOPAM)
28-A, Geeta Nagar, Raipur - 492001 India
pankajoudhia@gmail.com
www.pankajoudhia.com
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Scientific Name: Gardenia resinifera Roth. syn. Gardenia lucida
Roxb.
Family: Rubiaceae
English Name: Brilliant Gardenia, Cambi resin tree.
Indian Names
Hindi: Dikamali
Marathi: Dikamali
Canarese: Bikke
Sanskrit: Hingu, Jantuka, Pinda, Survirya
Gujrati: Dikamari
General Description: It grows as natural plant in forest of India. It is also cultivated in gardens.
Botanical differences among the major Gardenia species in India.
| Characters | G. gummifera | G. latifolia | G. resinifera | G. turgida |
| Plant | Small, tree, up to 3m. High | Shrubs or trees, 5-10 m high, young parts with yellow resinous exudation | Shrubs or small trees, upto 3m high, Gum exuding from apical buds | Armed small trees upto 4m. Height, spines opposite |
| Leaves | Obovate-oblong or elliptic-oblong, sessile glabrous, acute at base, stipules ochrea-like | Obovate-orbicular, subacute, main nerves 10-20 pairs | Elliptic-ovate, obtuse, main nerves 20-30 pairs | Ovate-oblong, tomentose beneath, stipules ovate, deciduous |
| Flowers | White, scented, on short peduncle or sessile, calyx teeth triangular, pubescent; Corolla tube pubescent outside | Solitary, White, subsessile, villous outside. Calyx lanceolate, deeply divided. Corolla lobes obovate-oblong | Solitary, axillary, fragrant, white, Calyx pubescent | Axillary, Male flowers in 3-4 flowered fascicles, female flower solitary, greenish white, turning yellow |
| Fruits | oblong with numerous ribs | Globose or oblong, smooth | Oval or oblong, brownish black not ribbed | Globose, brown |
| Flowering & Fruiting | March-August | March-Dec | March-Nov | March-Nov |
Useful Parts: Gum.
Traditional Medicinal Uses: According to the Ayurveda, it increases appetite, astringent to bowels, relieves pain of bronchitis, vomiting and constipation.
Chemical Constituent: The Gum contains gardening, desmythyl-tangeretin and nevadensin.
References
Krishna Murty, T. (1993). Minor forest products of India. Pbl. Oxford and IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi, India : 281.
Verma, D.M. Balakrishnan, N.P. and Dixit, R.D. (1993). Flora of Madhya Pradesh. Pbl. Botanical survey of India, Calcutta, India. : 532-534.
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