Gentianaceae

Fagraea ceilanica Thunb.

Family: Gentianaceae
Genus: Fagraea

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Fagraea ceilanica: Fagraea ceilanica — Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)

Cantonese: 灰莉
Chinese: 灰莉, 小黄果, 灰刺木, 箐黄果, 苦荞麦, 鲤鱼胆, 鲫鱼胆
Malayalam: മോടകം
Thai: โกงกางเขา

Synonyms

Bertuchia speciosa Dennst. ex Kostel.
Fagraea birmanica Gand.
Fagraea chinensis Merr.
Fagraea gardneri Thwaites
Fagraea khasiana Benth.
Fagraea malabarica Blume
Fagraea malabarica Wight
Fagraea obovata Wall.
Fagraea obovata var. gardneri (Thwaites) C.B.Clarke
Fagraea prainii Gand.
Fagraea rostrata Blume
Fagraea sasakii Hayata
Gardenia heteroclyta J.Koenig ex Blume
Hillia prasiantha Lem.
Willughbeia ceilanica (Thunb.) Spreng.
Willughbeia obovata (Wall.) Spreng.
Winchia cirrhifera Gardner ex Thwaites

Photos

Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.