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Read about Garuga in the 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.

Garuga

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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.

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

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+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.
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