Description
Scientific Name: Gardenia resinifera Roth
Family: Rubiaceae (Coffee family)
Common Names: Brilliant Gardenia, Gummy Gardenia, White Emetic Nut, Cambi Resin Tree, Dikamali
Vernacular Names: Dekamali, Dikmali (Hindi); Pannipavatta, Kambi maram, Picinpatti, Picinpavattai, Kambilipicin (Tamil); Yerrabikki, Erubikki, Karinga, Chinna karinga, Verri bikki tree (Telugu)
Plant Form: A small, unarmed, up to 3 meters tall
Native Range: India to Myanmar
Synonyms: Gardenia lucida Roxb., Genipa resinifera (Roth) Baill.
Distribution: India, Bangladesh, Myanmar
Habit: A small deciduous tree
Flowers: Large, white, fragrant, turning to yellow when old
Significance: Cultivated in gardens for its fragrant flowers and the gum-resin, “Dikamali,” used in traditional medicine
Vernacular Names: Dikamali (Hindi), Pannipavatta, Kambi maram (Tamil), Yerrabikki (Telugu)
Hindi: Deekamali
Kannada: Dikkaamaalli
Malayalam: Dikamali kayam, kabimaram
Marathi: Dikamali, dikemali
Tamil: Kambi maram, Picinpatti, Picinpavattai, Kambilipicin,Velicham Pisin
Telugu: Yerrabikki, Erubikki, Karinga, Chinna karinga, Verri bikki
Other: King of the Day, Malan, Cambi Resin Tree
