Tamilnadia uliginosa

• Botanical Name : Tamilnadia uliginosa (Retz.) Tirveng. & Sastre
• Synonyms : Catunaregam uliginosa (Retz.) Sivar., Gardenia uliginosa Retz.
• Common Name : Gengada, Pandri
• Plant Family : Rubiaceae
• Plant Form : Tree
• Occurrence (Special Areas) : Indroda Park

About Tamilnadia uliginosa Plant :

• Habit : A tall shrub or a small tree with reddish-brown scaly bark.
• Leaves : Crowded at the ends of branches.
• Flowers : Solitary or 2-3 fascicled, at the ends of short branches, white at length pale-yellow.
• Fruit :
  • Ovoid or spherical, smooth, yellowish-brown.
  • Seeds numerous, compressed, glabrous, smooth.
• Flowering and Fruiting Time : April - October
• Significance :
  • Fruit sold in markets are eatable, boiled or roasted.
  • The leaves are eaten by cattle.