Gardenia erubescens Staff and Hutch
Gardenia erubescens Staff and Hutch
Gardenia erubescens Staff and Hutch
Gardenia erubescens Staff and Hutch
| Botanical Name | Gardenia erubescens Staff and Hutch |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Gardenia |
| Species: | G. erubescens |
| Common Names: | Gardenia femelle |
Plant Synonyms
Plant Local Names
Hausa Name: Gaude
Fulani Name: Dingalli
Plant Habitat
Plant Material of Interest
leaf, bark and fruit
Plant Description
The plant is a shrub with foliage. Flowering occurs at the ends of spring and summers, very significant and very pleasant perfume. The plant colour is white with cream. Growth is average, height 2 to 8m. it grows in a slightly wet zone. The standard species has single flowers but there are many hybrids with flowers double. (Ogbochukwu, 2005)
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Plant Uses
i. The fruits (red-orange) are edible, one extracts from it a yellow pigment used like food dye
ii. In Asia pharmacopoeia, fruits and the roots decoction are used like febrifuge, detoxicating.
iii. Fruits and shoot would have an influence on the blood pressure.
iv. It is used like spice and seeds like cosmetics (Ogbochukwu, 2005)
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Plant Constituents
Alkaloid, saponins and tannins (Medicinal plants of Nigeria, 2006)
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