Gardenia latifolia, also called papra or Hindi:पापडा, Bengali: যোজনগন্ধা, Tamizh: Kattu marikalam or Kumbai[1] is medium-sized to large, long-lived tree of family Rubiaceae.

[3] It is found in the forests of Madhya Pradesh in India, and has been widely cultivated elsewhere, to the point of naturalization, especially in Nigeria, West Africa where the tree is highly valued for both its fruit and shade.

Bark is greenish-grey, peeling and leaving smooth, concave, rounded depressions.

Oppositely arranged, or whorled leaves have very short stalks, and are oval to obovate, smooth, with a small hairy gland in the axils of the veins on the underside, 6–8 in long, by about 3 in broad.

Flowers have salver-form, meaning starting from a narrow tube and suddenly flaring into a flat arrangement of petals.