Biology:Ceriscoides turgida
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Short description: Species of plant in the family Rubiaceae
| Ceriscoides turgida | |
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| In Panna National Park | |
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| Close-up of fruit | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Ceriscoides |
| Species: | C. turgida
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| Binomial name | |
| Ceriscoides turgida (Roxb.) Tirveng.
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Ceriscoides turgida (syn. Gardenia turgida), the mountain gardenia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae, native to the Indian Subcontinent and mainland Southeast Asia.[1][2] A tree reaching 8 m (26 ft), its unripe fruit can be boiled and eaten as a famine food, but its ripe fruit are poisonous.[2][3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ceriscoides turgida (Roxb.) Tirveng." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/746249-1.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Mountain Gardenia". Flowers of India. 2022. https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Mountain%20Gardenia.html.
- ↑ Freedman, Bob (2022). "Gardenia turgida". Purdue University. https://www.purdue.edu/hla/sites/famine-foods/famine_food/gardenia-turgida.
Wikidata ☰ Q15399738 entry
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