Gardenia.] XLV. RUBIACEiE. 271 



To the same group of Gardenia belongs G. florida, Linn. ; Bot. Mag. t. 2627, 

 3349, with oblong-elliptical coriaceous leaves, 2-4 in. long, acuminate, narrowed 

 into short petiole, with 6-10 main lateral nerves, calyx-segments linear, nearly 

 1 in. long, fruit oblong, above 1 in. long, crowned by the persistent calyx-seg- 

 ments. Indigenous in China, and cultivated throughout India on account of 

 its large white fragrant flowers. 



3. G. lucida, Roxb. Fl. Ind. i. 707 ; Wight Ic. t. 575 ; W. & A. Prodr. 

 395. Yern. Dikamali. Local n. Konda manga, kokkita, tetta manga,C. 



Glabrous, unarmed, with resinous buds. Leaves elliptic-oblong, acute, 

 or short-acuminate, narrowed into short, marginate petiole, 3-10 in. long 

 with 20-25 pair main lateral nerves ; stipules sheathing, cut into un- 

 equal segments. Flowers large, solitary, on pedicels J-l in. long from 

 the axils of the uppermost leaves near the ends of branches. Limb of 

 calyx with 5 long linear-subulate divisions. Corolla large, pure white, 

 fragrant, tube long, glabrous, striated, limb spreading, with 5 obovate- 

 oblong lobes, as long as or a little shorter than the tube, glabrous. 

 Stigma entire. Fruit oblong or ovoid, smooth, marked with longitudinal 

 lines, crowned with the persistent calyx ; shell of nut hard, woody, thick, 

 nearly 2 -celled by the prominent placentae. 



Burma, South India, and Central Provinces. Fl. March-June ; fr. C.S. A 

 large shrub or a small tree 25 ft. high, trunk short erect, 3 ft. girth, numerous 

 stiff decussate branches. Young shoots greyish-green, smooth, resinous. Wood 

 close-grained, hard, is made into combs, and is recommended for turning. A 

 gum-resin {dikamali) exudes from wounds in the bark, is collected and sold in 

 the bazar, hard opaque, yellow greenish or brown, with a strong smell. Useful 

 in the treatment of sores and cutaneous diseases, and for keeping off flies and 

 worms. 



4. G. latifolia, Aiton; Hort. Kew. i. 369 ; W. & A. Prodr. 395; Wight 

 Ic. t. 759. Yern. Papra, pdphar, C.P. ; Ban pindalu, N.W.P. ; Pannia- 

 bhil, Gonds, Mandla ; Gungat, bhanddra, Gonds, Satpura ; Phiphar, 

 Baigas, Balaghat. 



A small tree ; nearly glabrous, young leaves pubescent, mature leaves 

 dark green and glossy. Leaves opposite or in threes, oval or obovate, 

 entire, narrowed into short petiole, with 10-20 pairs of prominent lateral 

 nerves, and small, hairy glands in the axils of the nerves on the under 

 side. Stipules connate in a sheath round the stem within the petioles. 

 Flowers terminal, generally solitary, nearly sessile. Limb of calyx cam- 

 panulate, deeply and irregularly cleft into generally 9 lanceolate hir- 

 sute segments. Corolla large, white in the morning, yellow in the 

 evening, fragrant, tube 2-3 in. long, hirsute on the outside ; limb spreading, 

 divisions generally 9, obliquely obovate, hairy, on the outer edge overlap- 

 ping in the bud, as long as the tube, or equal to half its length. Stigma 

 clavate, thick and fleshy. Fruit nearly globose, 1J-2J in. long, adpressed 

 pilose when young, when ripe cinereous or speckled greenish yellow, 

 crowned with the lower part or the whole of calyx, and enclosing a nut, 

 with a thin, hard, but brittle shell, bearing on the inside 4 or 5 parietal 

 placentae. 



