Garuga

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Garuga (native East Indian name). Burseraceae. This includes a deciduous East Indian tree, reaching 60 feet, and cultivated in southern Florida and California for its fruits, which are the size of a gooseberry, and are eaten raw, but chiefly pickled. Tomentose or hairy plants: lvs. crowded at tips of branches, alternate, odd-pinnate; lfts. opposite, sub- sessile, serrate: fls. polygamous, large, panicled; calyx bell-shaped, 5-cut; petals 5, inserted on the tube of the calyx above the middle; stamens 10; ovary 4-5-celled; ovules in pairs: drupe with 5, or by abortion 1-3, stones, which are wrinkled and finally 1-seeded.—Species perhaps a dozen in India and Pacific islands to Austral. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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Garuga is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Burseraceae (the Incense or Torchwood Family). Members are found in Asia and America.

Species

• Garuga amorphoides
• Garuga clarkii Merrill
• Garuga floribunda Decne (Garuga; syn. G. abilo, G. gamblei, G. littoralis, G. pacifica) insular SE Asia and Australia.
• Garuga forrestii W.W.Smith
• Garuga gigantea Engl.
• Garuga guianensis Sagot
• Garuga javanica
• Garuga kenghar
• Garuga khamar
• Garuga madagascariensis DC.
• Garuga mollis
• Garuga pharhad
• Garuga pierrei
• Garuga pilmata
• Garuga pinnata Roxb.
• Garuga schomburgkiana Benth.
• Garuga spruceana Benth.
• Garuga yunnanensis Hu

External links

• Garuga description