Ceriscoides turgida

Ceriscoides turgida (syn. Gardenia turgida), the mountain gardenia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae, native to the Indian Subcontinent and mainland Southeast Asia.^[1][2] A tree reaching 8 m (26 ft), its unripe fruit can be boiled and eaten as a famine food, but its ripe fruit are poisonous.^[2][3]

Ceriscoides turgida
In Panna National Park
Close-up of fruit
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Ceriscoides
Species:	C. turgida
Binomial name
Ceriscoides turgida (Roxb.) Tirveng.
Synonyms[1]
Gardenia donia Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. Gardenia montana Roxb. Gardenia turgida Roxb. Randia turgida (Roxb.) Tirveng.