Family Name | Rubiaceae |
Scientific name | Gardeniajasminoides Ellis |
Common name | Fortune's Cape Jasmine |
Growth habit | It likes warm and humid environment and fertile acidic soil, it needs a very good fertilizer, fertilize with fertilizers which contain rich compost |
Leaf | Leaves opposite or whorled, obovate, 7-9 cm long, 4-6 cm wide. Foliage is dark green and shiny |
Flower | White, axillary or terminal, plena, eight centimeters wide, very fragrant |
Fruit | Oval in-shaped, it’s seed is flat, grow in October. After the fruit becomes mature, it’s colour will turns to tawny |
More to learn | It’s yellow peel can be used as dye, also, it’s wood is hard and meticulous which is good for carving |
Properties | It tastes bitter, cold. |
Treats | toothache, mouth sores, hepatitis and bruises embolism |
Reference | Photos(flower) Properties, treats Leaf, flower, fruit |