gardenia

Local name Khet Thawa (North)/ Khat Thawa (Chiang Mai)

Common name Cape jasmine/ Gardenia

Scientific name: Gardenia jasminoides J.Ellis.

Gardenia genus

jasminoides species

Synonym

Gardenia angustifolia Lodd.

Gardenia angustifolia var. kosyunensis (Sasaki) Masam.

Gardenia augusta var. grandiflora (Lour.) Sasaki

Family name: RUBIACEAE

Botanical characteristics

Stem: small shrub, about 5 m tall, not deciduous, rounded shape, rather dense. brown-black bark

Leaves: Single, opposite, oval to lanceolate, 3-4 cm wide, 8-10 cm long, tapering to a pointed tip, serrate base, smooth edges, dark green, shiny upper surface.

Flowers: White flowers have a strong fragrance from evening to morning. Single flowers appear in the leaf axils near the tip of the branches. The petals are double, twisted into a spiral. Fully bloomed flowers are 5-8 cm wide.

Fruits: Fresh fruits, both short and long fruits. Oval to parallelogram-shaped. Yellow-orange when mature, many seeds.

Ecological conditions

outdoor

ecological conditions

Planted by the sea, resistant to the environment Grows well in sunlight. In the shade it will produce few flowers.

Planting and propagation

Propagated by cuttings.

Utilization type

herbs, ornamental plants

 -Plant to decorate the place Or cut flowers and use them in vases to worship Buddha.

 -Powdered leaves to relieve headaches Treat sprains

 -The flowers are squeezed and applied to cure skin diseases.

Source : https://www.royalparkrajapruek.org/Plants