Ceriscoides turgida

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]

Ceriscoides turgida
In Panna National Park
Close-up of fruit
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Ceriscoides
Species:
C. turgida
Binomial name
Ceriscoides turgida
(Roxb.) Tirveng.
Synonyms[1]
  • Gardenia donia Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
  • Gardenia montana Roxb.
  • Gardenia turgida Roxb.
  • Randia turgida (Roxb.) Tirveng.

References
  1. "Ceriscoides turgida (Roxb.) Tirveng". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  2. "Mountain Gardenia". Flowers of India. 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  3. Freedman, Bob (2022). "Gardenia turgida". Famine Foods. Purdue University. Retrieved 13 April 2022.


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