Guettarda speciosa L.
Zebra wood
Evergreen shrub or small tree grow up to 2-6 m tall bark smooth, creamy grey leaves oval 15-23 cm long, 10-18 cm wide, dark green above, hairy underneath flowers white, open in the evening and fall to the ground before morning fruit light and corky, float in water and contain several small seeds
Ornamental flowers, fragrant. Traditional medicinal plant in Asia. They are very tolerant of salt-laden winds. This species is the national flower of the Marshall Islands.The leaf litter is considered the most important component and source of black topsoil, which is mixed with compost for the cultivation of giant swamp taro, Pandanus, and other crops in some Pacific Islands
Gardenia speciosa (L) Roxb ex Wight & Arn, Guettarda hirsuta Sarg
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