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491.0000 Family Rubiaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 196 (1789), nom. cons.
589 genera, ca. 14.200 spp. mostly tropics, comparably few temperate. Phylogeny: Razafimandimbison & Rydin (2024)
Species listed in database: 14337; hybrids: 48
= Aparinaceae Hoffmanns. & Link; Fl. Portug. [Hoffmannsegg] 2: 3, 38 (1813-1829)
= Asperulaceae Cham. ex Spenn.; Handb. Angew. Bot. 2: 493 (1835)
= Catesbaeaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 111 (1820)
= Cephalanthaceae Raf.; Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 6: 86 (1820)
= Cinchonaceae Batsch; Tab. Affin. Regni Veg. 234 (1802)
= Coffeaceae Batsch; Tab. Affin. Regni Veg. 233 (1802)
= Coutareaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 168 (1820)
= Dialypetalanthaceae Rizzini & Occhioni; Lilloa 17: 253 (1948), nom. cons.
= Galiaceae Lindl.; Intr. Nat. Syst. Bot., ed. 2: 249 (1836)
= Gardeniaceae Dumort.; Anal. Fam. Pl. 29, 32 (1829)
= Guettardaceae Batsch; Tab. Affin. Regni Veg. 235 (1802)
= Hameliaceae Mart.; Consp. Regn. Veg. [Martius] 31 (1835)
= Hedyotidaceae Dumort.; Commentat. Bot. [Dumortier] 57 (1822)
= Henriqueziaceae Bremek.; Acta Bot. Neerl. 6 (Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 141): 371 (1957)
= Houstoniaceae Raf.; Good Book 21 (1840)
= Hydrophylacaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 318 (1820)
= Lippayaceae Meisn.; Pl. Vasc. Gen. [Meisner], Tab. Diagn. 156, Comm. 112 (1838)
= Lygodisodeaceae Bartl.; Ord. Nat. Pl. 123, 207 (1830)
= Naucleaceae Wernham; New Phytol. 11: 225 (1912)
= Nonateliaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 420 (1820)
= Operculariaceae Juss. ex Perleb; Vers. Arzneikr. Pfl. 207 (1818)
= Pagamaeaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 447 (1820)
= Psychotriaceae F.Rudolphi; Syst. Orb. Veg. 49 (1830)
= Randiaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 534 (1820)
= Sabiceaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 555 (1820)
= Spermacoceaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 256 (1820)
= Theligonaceae Dumort.; Anal. Fam. Pl. 15, 17 (1829), nom. cons.
491.8524 Genus Gardenia J.Ellis; Philos. Trans. 51(2): 935 (1761), nom. cons.
Distribution: Tropical and subtropical Old World, extending to New Caledonia
Species listed in database: 123
= Bergkias Sonn.; Voy. Nouv. Guinée 48 (1776)
= Caquepiria J.F.Gmel.; Syst. Nat., ed. 13bis: 651 (1791)
= Decameria Welw.; Apont. 579 (1859)
= Piringa Juss.; Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 6: 399 (1820)
= Sahlbergia Neck.; Elem. Bot. [Necker] 1: 262 (1790), opus utique oppr.
= Sulipa Blanco; Fl. Filip. [Blanco] 497 (1837)
= Thunbergia Montin; Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Handl. 34: 288 (1773), nom. rej.
= Warneria L.; Amoen. Acad., Linnaeus ed. 4: 136 (1759), nomen
= Yangapa Raf.; Sylva Tellur. 20 (1838)
species :
Gardenia actinocarpa Puttock; Austrobaileya 2(5): 435 (1988)
Distribution: Australia (Queensland)
50 AUS
species :
Gardenia anapetes A.C.Sm.; Amer. J. Bot. 61(2): 125 (1974)
Distribution: Fiji
60 FIJ
species :
Gardenia angkorensis Pit.; Fl. Indo-Chine [P.H.Lecomte et al.] 3: 252 (1923)
Distribution: China (Hainan); Cambodia; Vietnam
36 CHI 41 CBD VIE
species :
Gardenia annamensis Pit.; Fl. Indo-Chine [P.H.Lecomte et al.] 3: 255 (1923)
Distribution: Laos; Vietnam
41 LAO VIE
species :
Gardenia aqualla Stapf & Hutch.; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 38: 427 (1909)
Distribution: Guinea; SW-Mali; Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Central African Republic; S-Chad; ?Sudan; South Sudan; Uganda
22 BEN BKN GHA GUI IVO MLI NGA TOG 23 CAF CMN 24 CHA SSU 25 UGA
species :
Gardenia archboldiana Merr. & L.M.Perry; J. Arnold Arbor. 25: 202 (1944)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Gardenia aubryi Vieill.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 4, 16: 65 (1861)
Distribution: New Caledonia
60 NWC
species :
Gardenia barnesii Merr.; Publ. Bur. Sci. Gov. Lab. 17: 47 (1904)
Distribution: Borneo; Philippines (Luzon)
42 BOR PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Gardenia megalocarpa Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci. 20: 463 (1922)
= Gardenia segmenta Elmer; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 4: 1331 (1912)
species :
Gardenia beamanii Y.W.Low; Edinburgh J. Bot. 64(1): 27 (2007)
Distribution: Borneo (Kalimantan, Sabah); Brunei
42 BOR BRN
species :
Gardenia boninensis (Nakai) Tuyama ex T.Yamaz.; Fl. Jap. [Iwatsuki et al., eds.] 3a: 211 (1993)
Distribution: Ogasawara Isl. (Chichijima, Anijima, Otohtojima, Hahajima, Anejima, Meijima)
Error
Synonyms: hidden
= Gardenia florida var. boninensis Nakai; Trees Shrubs Japan 388 (1922)
= Gardenia jasminoides var. boninensis (Nakai) Nakai; Trees Shrubs Japan, Revis. Ed. 521 (1927)
species :
Gardenia brachythamnus (K.Schum.) Launert; Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 3: 502 (1960)
Distribution: Angola; Zambia; Zimbabwe; Namibia; Botswana
26 ANG ZAM ZIM 27 BOT NAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Coffea angolensis R.D.Good; J. Bot. 64(Suppl.): 2, 28 (1926)
= Randia brachythamnus K.Schum.; Kunene-Sambesi-Exped. [Warburg] 384 (1903)
species :
Gardenia brevicalyx Rakoton. & A.P.Davis; Nordic J. Bot. 30(6): 724 (2012)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Gardenia brighamii H.Mann; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 7: 171 (1867)
Distribution: Hawaii (Oahu, +Molokai, Lanai, +West Maui, +Hawaii Isl.)
63 HAW
Conservation Status: 1999 Conservation Status: Endangered, USA Status: Endangered
species :
Gardenia buffalina (Lour.) Poir.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.], Suppl. 2: 708 (1812)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Genipa buffalina Lour.; Fl. Cochinch. 149 (1790)
species :
Gardenia candida A.C.Sm.; J. Arnold Arbor. 34: 98 (1953)
Distribution: Fiji
60 FIJ
species :
Gardenia carinata Wall.; Fl. Ind. [Carey & Wallich ed.] 2: 560 (1824)
Distribution: Thailand; peninsular Malaysia (commonest in the north)
41 THA 42 MLY
species :
Gardenia carstensensis Wernham; Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot., Ser. 2, 9: 72 (1916)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya)
42 NWG
species :
Gardenia chanii Y.W.Low; Edinburgh J. Bot. 64(1): 29 (2007)
Distribution: Borneo (Kalimantan, Sabah, Sarawak); Brunei
42 BOR BRN
species :
Gardenia chevalieri Pit.; Fl. Indo-Chine [P.H.Lecomte et al.] 3: 256 (1923)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Gardenia clemensiae Merr. & L.M.Perry; J. Arnold Arbor. 29: 166 (1948)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Gardenia cornuta Hemsl.; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 29: t. 2809 (1906)
Name: Natal Gardenia
Distribution: Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo, Gauteng, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal); Eswatini [Swaziland]
26 MOZ 27 SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Gardenia plantii Rollison; Gard. Chron. 1857: 418 (1857)
species :
Gardenia coronaria Banks; Account Embassy Kingd. Ava [Symes] 469 (1800)
Distribution: NE-India (Odisha, West Bengal); Bangladesh; Andaman Isl. (Middle Andaman Isl., South Andaman Isl.); Myanmar (Ayeyarwady, Bago, Kachin, Mandalay, Mon, Sagaing, Yangon); Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia (incl. Langkawi Isl.)
40 BAN IND 41 AND CBD LAO MYA THA VIE 42 MLY
Synonyms: hidden
= Gardenia carinata Griff.; Not. Pl. Asiat. 4: 261 (1854), nom. illeg.
= Gardenia carinata Thwaites; Enum. Pl. Zeyl. [Thwaites] 159 (1859), nom. illeg.
= Gardenia costata Roxb.; Hort. Bengal. 15 (1814), nomen, Fl. Ind. [Carey & Wallich ed.] 2: 550 (1824), Fl. Ind. [Roxburgh] 1: 704 (1832)
= Yangapa flava Raf.; Sylva Tellur. 20 (1838)
species :
Gardenia costulata Ridl.; J. Bot. 72: 274 (1934)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Gardenia crameri Tirveng.; Nordic J. Bot. 3(4): 458 (1983)
Distribution: Sri Lanka
40 SRL
species :
Gardenia cuneata Kurz; Forest Fl. Burma 2: 41 (1877)
Distribution: Myanmar (Mandalay)
41 MYA
species :
Gardenia dacryoides A.Cunn. ex Puttock; Nuytsia 11(2): 228 (1997)
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory)
50 AUS
species :
Gardenia elata Ridl.; J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 79: 81 (1918)
Distribution: Nicobar Isl.; Thailand; peninsular Malaysia; Sumatra; Borneo; Sulawesi; Palawan (incl. Busuanga); Philippines (Luzon, Samar, Sibuyan, Mindanao); Lesser Sunda Isl.
41 NCB THA 42 BOR LSI MLY PHI PLW SUL SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Gardenia lobbii Craib; Fl. Siam 2: 120 (1932)
= Gardenia longiflora Vidal; Revis. Pl. Vasc. Filip. (1886) 153, nom. illeg.
= Gardenia longituba Ridl.; J. Bot. 72: 274 (1934)
= Gardenia speciosa (Hook.f.) Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 3: 117 (1880)
= Gardenia tubifera f. elata (Ridl.) K.M.Wong; Gard. Bull. Singapore 35(1): 22 (1982)
= Randia speciosa Hook.; Icon. Pl. 16: t. 824 (1851), nom. illeg.
variant :
var. longipedicellata K.M.Wong; Gard. Bull. Singapore 61(1): 115 (2009)
Distribution: Philippines
42 PHI
species :
Gardenia epiphytica Jongkind; Syst. & Geogr. Pl. 75(2): 260 (2005)
Distribution: Cameroon; Gabon
23 CMN GAB
Conservation Status: IUCN EN (Cameroon)
species :
Gardenia erubescens Stapf & Hutch.; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 38: 428 (1909)
Distribution: Senegal; Gambia; Guinea; Sierra Leone; SW-Mali; Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Nigeria; Central African Republic; ?Sudan; South Sudan; Uganda
22 BEN BKN GAM GHA GUI IVO MLI NGA SEN SIE TOG 23 CAF 24 SSU 25 UGA
Synonyms: hidden
= Gardenia triacantha var. parvilimbis F.N.Williams; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 7: 378 (1907)
species :
Gardenia esculenta Stokes; Bot. Mat. Med. 1: 495 (1812)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
Synonyms: hidden
= Randia edulis Kostel.; Allg. Med.-Pharm. Fl. 2: 579 (1833)
species :
Gardenia ewartii Puttock; Nuytsia 11(2): 231 (1997), nom. nov.
subspecies :
subsp. ewartii
Distribution: Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Gardenia megasperma var. arborea Ewart & Cookson; Fl. N. Territory [Ewart & Davies] 257 (1917)
subspecies :
subsp. fitzgeraldii Puttock; Nuytsia 11(2): 233 (1997)
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia)
50 AUS
species :
Gardenia faucicola Puttock; Nuytsia 11(2): 235 (1997)
Distribution: Australia (Northern Territory)
50 AUS
species :
Gardenia fiorii Chiov.; Ric. Idrogeol. Bot. Entomol. Somalia Ital. Merid. [Stefanini & Paoli] 1: 1: 90 (1916)
Distribution: Ethiopia; Somalia; Kenya
24 ETH SOM 25 KEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Randia fiorii (Chiov.) Chiov.; Fl. Somala 2: 234 (1932)
species :
Gardenia flava (Lour.) Poir.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.], Suppl. 2: 708 (1812)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Genipa flava Lour.; Fl. Cochinch. 149 (1790)
species :
Gardenia fosbergii Tirveng.; Nordic J. Bot. 3(4): 460 (1983)
Distribution: Sri Lanka
40 SRL
species :
Gardenia fucata R.Br. ex Benth.; Fl. Austral. [Bentham] 2: 410 (1867)
Distribution: Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland)
50 AUS
species :
Gardenia fusca E.T.Geddes; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1928: 242 (1928)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Gardenia gardneri Puttock; Nuytsia 11(2): 240 (1997)
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia)
50 AUS
species :
Gardenia gjellerupii Valeton; Nova Guinea 8: 758 (1912)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea); Solomon Isl.
42 NWG 43 SOL
species :
Gardenia gordonii Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 20: 361 (1884)
Distribution: Fiji
60 FIJ
Synonyms: hidden
= Gardenia arthurgordoni Horne; Year Fiji 262 (1881)
= Gardenia gorriei Horne ex Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 20: 362 (1884)
species :
Gardenia grievei Horne ex Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 20: 361 (1884)
Distribution: Fiji
60 FIJ
Synonyms: hidden
= Gardenia tahitensis var. parviflora A.Gray
species :
Gardenia griffithii Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 3: 118 (1880)
Distribution: Thailand; peninsular Malaysia (south of Malaya); +Singapore; Borneo; Sulawesi; Sumatra
41 THA 42 BOR MLY SNG SUL SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Gardenia dolichantha Merr.; Pap. Michigan Acad. Sci. 23: 196 (1937 publ. 1938)
= Gardenia griffithii var. maingayi Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 3: 118 (1880)
species :
Gardenia gummifera L.f.; Suppl. Pl. [Linnaeus f.] 164 (1782)
Distribution: India (Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Gardenia arborea Roxb.; Hort. Bengal. 15 (1814), nomen, Fl. Ind. [Carey & Wallich ed.] 2: 554 (1824), Fl. Ind. [Roxburgh] 1: 708 (1832)
= Gardenia gummifera var. gummiferoides Haines; Bot. Bihar Orissa 4: 430 (1922)
= Gardenia inermis F.Dietr.; Vollst. Lex. Gärtn. 4: 285 (1803)
= Genipa arborea (Roxb.) Baill.; Hist. Pl. [Baillon] 7: 374 (1880)
= Genipa gummifera (L.f.) Baill.; Hist. Pl. [Baillon] 7: 379 (1880)
species :
Gardenia hageniana Gilli; Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 83: 459 (1979 publ. 1980)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Gardenia hainanensis Merr.; Lingnan Sci. J. 9: 43 (1930)
Distribution: China (Guangxi, Hainan)
36 CHI
species :
Gardenia hansemannii K.Schum.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 9: 220 (1888)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Gardenia hillii Horne ex Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 20: 362 (1884)
Distribution: Fiji
60 FIJ
species :
Gardenia hutchinsoniana Turrill; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 43: 24 (1915)
Distribution: Rotuma Isl.; Fiji
60 FIJ ROT
species :
Gardenia imperialis K.Schum.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 23: 442 (1896)
subspecies :
subsp. imperialis
Distribution: Senegal; Gambia; Guinea-Bissau; Sierra Leone; SW-Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Burundi; Uganda; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique
22 BEN BKN GAM GHA GNB IVO NGA SEN SIE 23 BUR CAF CMN CON EQG GAB ZAI 25 TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Gardenia viscidissima S.Moore; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 37: 158 (1905)
subspecies :
subsp. physophylla (K.Schum.) L.Pauwels; Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 118(2): 114 (1985)
Distribution: Guinea; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Nigeria; Cameroon; Gabon; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]
22 GHA GUI IVO NGA 23 CAF CMN GAB ZAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Gardenia physophylla (K.Schum.) De Wild.; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., Sér. 5, 1: 81 (1904)
= Randia physophylla K.Schum.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 64 (1899)
= Rothmannia physophylla (K.Schum.) Fagerl.; Ark. Bot. 30A(7): 39 (1943)
species :
Gardenia invaginata Merr. & L.M.Perry; J. Arnold Arbor. 29: 166 (1948)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Gardenia ixorifolia R.Br. ex Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 3(7): 119 (1880)
Distribution: Myanmar
41 MYA
Synonyms: hidden
= Gardenia ixorifolia R.Br.; Numer. List [Wallich] no. 8262 (1847), nomen
species :
Gardenia jabiluka Puttock; Nuytsia 11(2): 241 (1997)
Distribution: Australia (Northern Territory)
50 AUS
species :
Gardenia jasminoides J.Ellis; Philos. Trans. 51(2): 935, t. 23 (1761)
Name: Gardenia, Jazmin del cabo (Cuba)
Distribution: China (Shandong, Jiangsu, Anhui, Jiangxi, Fujian, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Hongkong, Guangxi, Hainan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Hebei [I], Shanxi [I], Gansu [I]); North Korea; South Korea; Japan (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu); Ryukyu Isl.; Taiwan [I]; Pakistan; Bhutan [I]; India [I]; Bangladesh [I]; Myanmar [I]; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam; Philippines [c]; Java [I]; Lesser Sunda Isl. [I] (Bali [I]); Tonga [I] (Tongatapu [I]); Niue [I]; Fiji [I]; Cook Isl. [I] (widespread, incl. Rarotonga [I]); Society Isl. [I] (Tahiti [I], Raiatea [I], Bora Bora [I], Tahaa [I]); Austral Isl. [I] (Rurutu [I], Rapa Iti [I], Rimatara [I], Raivavae [I], Tubuai [I]); Palau [I] (Koror [I]); Guam [I]; Fed. States of Micronesia [I] (Truk [I], Moen [I], Pohnpei [I], Kosrae [I]); Marshall Isl. [I] (Kwajalein [I]); Mexico [I]; Guatemala [I]; Honduras [I]; Nicaragua [I]; Nicaragua [I]; Costa Rica [I]; Dominican Republic [I]; Haiti [I]; Puerto Rico [I]; Virgin Isl. [I] (Tortola [I]); Guadeloupe [I]; Martinique [I]; St. Lucia [I]; Trinidad & Tobago [I]; Colombia [I]; Isla Margarita [I]; Bolivia [I]
36 CHI 38 JAP KOR NKO NNS tai 40 ban bhu ind PAK 41 CBD LAO mya VIE 42 jaw lsi phi 60 fij nue ton 61 aui coo sci 62 gum mic mrs plu 79 mex 80 cos gua hon nic 81 gdl his mar pue stl trt ven vir 82 clm 83 bol
Synonyms: hidden
= Gardenia angustifolia G.Lodd.; Bot. Cab. 6: t. 512 (1821)
= Gardenia angustifolia var. kosyunensis (Sasaki) Masam.; Short Fl. Formosa 202 (1936)
= Gardenia augusta f. shanpinensis F.C.Ho; Trop. Pl. Taiwan Colour 3: 289, 355 (1982), without type
= Gardenia augusta Merr.; Interpr. Herb. Amboin. 485 (1917), nom. superfl.
= Gardenia augusta var. grandiflora (Lour.) Sasaki; List Pl. Formosa [Sasaki] 380 (1928)
= Gardenia augusta var. kosyunensis Sasaki; Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Taiwan 18: 217 (1928)
= Gardenia augusta var. longisepala Masam.; J. Soc. Trop. Agric. 4: 195 (1932)
= Gardenia augusta var. ovalifolia (Sims) Sasaki; List Pl. Formosa [Sasaki] 380 (1928)
= Gardenia florida f. oblanceolata Nakai; Trees Shrubs Japan 387 (1922)
= Gardenia florida f. simpliciflora Makino; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 26: 395 (1912)
= Gardenia florida f. thunbergii Makino; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 26: 395 (1912), nom. inval.
= Gardenia florida L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus], ed. 2: 305 (1762), nom. superfl.
= Gardenia florida var. fortuneana Lindl.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. 32: t. 43 (1846)
= Gardenia florida var. grandiflora Landreth; Fl. Mag. & Bot. Repos. 73 (1832)
= Gardenia florida var. grandiflora (Lour.) Franch. & Sav.; Enum. Pl. Jap. 1: 208 (1875)
= Gardenia florida var. maruba (Siebold ex Blume) Matsum.; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 15: 4 (1901)
= Gardenia florida var. ovalifolia Sims; Bot. Mag. 53: t. 2627 (1826)
= Gardenia florida var. plena Voigt; Hort. Suburb. Calcutt. 378 (1845)
= Gardenia florida var. radicans (Thunb.) Matsum.; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 15: 4 (1901)
= Gardenia grandiflora Lour.; Fl. Cochinch. 147 (1790)
= Gardenia grandiflora Siebold ex Zucc.; Fl. Jap. [Siebold] 2: 55 (1846), nom. illeg.
= Gardenia jasminoides f. albomarginata H.Hara; Enum. Spermatophytarum Japon. 2: 14 (1952)
= Gardenia jasminoides f. albovariegata H.Hara; Enum. Spermatophytarum Japon. 2: 16 (1952)
= Gardenia jasminoides f. aureovariegata Nakai; Trees Shrubs Japan, Revis. Ed. 520 (1927)
= Gardenia jasminoides f. grandiflora (Lour.) Makino; Ill. Fl. Japan, ed. rev. 117 (1949)
= Gardenia jasminoides f. kueishanensis F.C.Ho; Trop. Pl. Taiwan Colour 3: 294, 355 (1982), no type indicated.
= Gardenia jasminoides f. longicarpa Z.M.Xie & M.Okada; J. Jap. Bot. 65: 123 (1990)
= Gardenia jasminoides f. maruba (Siebold ex Blume) Nakai ex Ishii; Engei Daijiten [Ishii] 2: 690 (1950)
= Gardenia jasminoides f. oblanceolata (Nakai) Nakai; Trees Shrubs Japan, Revis. Ed. 520 (1927)
= Gardenia jasminoides f. ovalifolia (Sims) H.Hara; Enum. Spermatophytarum Japon. 2: 15 (1952)
= Gardenia jasminoides f. simpliciflora (Makino) Makino; Ill. Fl. Nippon 118 (1940)
= Gardenia jasminoides f. variegata (Carrière) Nakai; Trees Shrubs Japan, Revis. Ed. 519 (1927)
= Gardenia jasminoides var. fortuneana (Lindl.) H.Hara; Enum. Spermatophytarum Japon. 2: 15 (1952)
= Gardenia jasminoides var. grandiflora (Lour.) Nakai; Trees Shrubs Japan, Revis. Ed. 518 (1927)
= Gardenia jasminoides var. kosyunensis (Sasaki) Masam.; Short Fl. Formosa 18: 217 (1928)
= Gardenia jasminoides var. longisepala (Masam.) Metcalf; Lingnan Sci. J. 12(4): 594 (1933)
= Gardenia jasminoides var. maruba (Siebold ex Blume) Nakai; Trees Shrubs Japan, Revis. Ed. 520 (1927)
= Gardenia jasminoides var. ovalifolia (Sims) Nakai; Trees Shrubs Japan, Revis. Ed. 520 (1927)
= Gardenia jasminoides var. plana (Voigt) M.R.Almeida; Fl. Maharashtra 3A: 15 (2001)
= Gardenia jasminoides var. radicans (Thunb.) Makino; Ill. Fl. Nippon 118 (1940)
= Gardenia jasminoides var. variegata (Carrière) Makino; Engei Daijiten [Ishii] 2: 690 (1950)
= Gardenia longisepala (Masam.) Masam.; Mem. Fac. Sci. Taihoku Imp. Univ. 9(4): 417 (1934)
= Gardenia maruba Siebold ex Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 1015 (1826)
= Gardenia pictorum Hassk.; Flora 28: 234 (1845)
= Gardenia radicans Thunb.; Gardenia 11 (1780)
= Gardenia radicans var. simpliciflora (Makino) Nakai; Trees Shrubs Japan 390 (1922)
= Gardenia schlechteri H.Lév.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 146 (1911), nom. illeg.
= Genipa florida (L.) Baill.; Hist. Pl. [Baillon] 7: 307, 379 (1880)
= Genipa grandiflora (Lour.) Baill.; Hist. Pl. [Baillon] 7: 374 (1880)
= Genipa radicans (Thunb.) Baill.; Hist. Pl. [Baillon] 7: 379 (1880)
= Mussaenda chinensis Lour.; Fl. Cochinch. 152 (1790)
= Warneria augusta L.; Amoen. Acad., Linnaeus ed. 4: 136, 138 (1759), nom. inval.
species :
Gardenia kabaenensis Y.W.Low; Syst. Bot. 38(1): 235 (2013)
Distribution: Sulawesi
42 SUL
species :
Gardenia kakaduensis Puttock; Nuytsia 11(2): 242 (1997)
Distribution: Australia (Northern Territory)
50 AUS
species :
Gardenia kamialiensis Takeuchi; Harvard Pap. Bot. 9: 232 (2004)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Gardenia lacciflua K.Krause; Ber. Deutsch. Bot. Ges. 27: 446 (1909)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
species :
Gardenia lamingtonii F.M.Bailey; Queensland Agric. J. 3: 155 (1900)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Gardenia lanutoo Reinecke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 25: 684 (1898)
Distribution: [Western] Samoa (Savai´i, ´Upolu)
60 SAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Gardenia maugaloae Lauterb.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 41: 236 (1908)
species :
Gardenia latifolia Sol. ex Aiton; Hort. Kew. [W.Aiton] 1: 294 (1789)
Distribution: India (Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal); Bangladesh
40 BAN IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Gardenia calyculata Roxb.; Hort. Bengal. 85 (1814), nomen, Fl. Ind. [Carey & Wallich ed.] 2: 550 (1824), Fl. Ind. [Roxburgh] 1: 704 (1832)
= Gardenia enneandra K.D.Koenig ex Roxb.; Fl. Ind. [Carey & Wallich ed.] 2: 552 (1824), Fl. Ind. [Roxburgh] 1: 706 (1832),in syn.
species :
Gardenia leopoldiana De Wild. & T.Durand; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., Sér. 2, 1(1). 28 (1899)
Distribution: Cameroon; Gabon; D.R.Congo [Zaire]
23 CMN GAB ZAI
species :
Gardenia longistipula Y.W.Low; Syst. Bot. 38(1): 236 (2013)
Distribution: Sulawesi
42 SUL
species :
Gardenia magnifica E.T.Geddes; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1928: 243 (1928)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Gardenia mannii H.St.John & Kuykend.; Brittonia 6: 444 (1949)
Distribution: Hawaii (Oahu)
63 HAW
Conservation Status: 1999 Conservation Status: Endangered, USA Status: Endangered
Synonyms: hidden
= Gardenia mannii var. honoluluensis H.St.John & Kuykendall; Brittonia 6: 444 (1949)
species :
Gardenia manongarivensis Rakoton. & A.P.Davis; Nordic J. Bot. 30(6): 725 (2012)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Gardenia megasperma F.Muell.; Fragm. [Mueller] 1: 54 (1858)
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory)
50 AUS
species :
Gardenia moszkowskii Valeton; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 60: 99 (1925)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Gardenia mutabilis Reinw. ex Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 1016 (1826)
Distribution: Sulawesi; Philippines (Bohol); Moluccas
42 MOL PHI SUL
Synonyms: hidden
= Gardenia ramosii Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci. 29: 489 (1926)
species :
Gardenia nitida Hook.; Bot. Mag. 73: t. 4343 (1847)
Distribution: Guinea-Bissau; Sierra Leone; SW-Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Ghana; Benin; Nigeria
22 BEN BKN GHA GNB IVO NGA SIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Gardenia assimilis Afzel. ex Hiern; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 3: 102 (1877)
= Gardenia fragrantissima Hutch.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1916: 39 (1916)
= Gardenia lanepoolei Hutch. & Dalziel; Fl. W. Trop. Afr. [Hutchinson & Dalziel] 2: 73 (1931), pro syn.
species :
Gardenia obtusifolia Roxb.; Hort. Bengal. 15 (1814), nomen
Distribution: Myanmar (Ayeyarwady, Bago, Mandalay, Taninthayi); Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia
41 CBD LAO MYA THA VIE 42 MLY
Synonyms: hidden
= Gardenia suavis Wall.; Numer. List [Wallich] no. 8274 (1847), nomen
species :
Gardenia ornata K.M.Wong; Edinburgh J. Bot. 68(1): 25 (2011)
Distribution: Philippines (Samar)
42 PHI
species :
Gardenia oudiepe Vieill.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 4, 16: 65 (1861)
Distribution: New Caledonia
60 NWC
Synonyms: hidden
= Gardenia cerifera S.Moore; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 45: 329 (1921)
species :
Gardenia ovularis F.M.Bailey; Bot. Bull. Dept. Agric. Queensland 7: 64 (1893)
Distribution: Australia (Queensland)
50 AUS
species :
Gardenia pallens Merr. & L.M.Perry; J. Arnold Arbor. 25: 203 (1944)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Gardenia panduriformis Pierre ex Pit.; Fl. Indo-Chine [P.H.Lecomte et al.] 3: 258 (1923)
Distribution: Cambodia; Vietnam
41 CBD VIE
species :
Gardenia papuana F.M.Bailey; Queensland Agric. J. 23: 218 (1909)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Gardenia philastrei Pierre ex Pit.; Fl. Indo-Chine [P.H.Lecomte et al.] 3: 253 (1923)
Distribution: Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam
41 CBD LAO VIE
species :
Gardenia posoquerioides S.Moore; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 40: 81 (1911)
Distribution: Kenya; Tanzania; Zimbabwe
25 KEN TAN 26 ZIM
species :
Gardenia propinqua Lindl.; Bot. Reg. 12: t. 975 (1826)
Distribution: Palawan (incl. Busuanga); Philippines (Luzon, Mindoro, Masbate, Negros, Samar, Mindanao)
42 PHI PLW
Synonyms: hidden
= Gardenia pseudopsidium (Blanco) Fern.-Vill.; Fl. Filip. [Blanco], ed. 3, Nov. App. 4(13A): 109 (1880)
= Randia propinqua (Lindl.) G.Don; Gen. Hist. 3: 502 (1834)
= Sulipa pseudopsidium Blanco; Fl. Filip. [Blanco] 497 (1837)
species :
Gardenia psidioides Puttock; Austrobaileya 2(5): 440 (1988)
Distribution: Australia (Queensland)
50 AUS
species :
Gardenia pterocalyx Valeton; Icon. Bogor. [Boerlage] t. 339 (1912)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Terengganu, Pahang); Sumatra; Borneo; Brunei
42 BOR BRN MLY SUM
species :
Gardenia pyriformis A.Cunn. ex Benth.; Fl. Austral. [Bentham] 3: 409 (1867)
subspecies :
subsp. pyriformis
Distribution: Australia (Northern Territory, Western Australia)
50 AUS
subspecies :
subsp. keartlandii (Tate) Puttock; Nuytsia 11(2): 249 (1997)
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Gardenia keartlandii Tate; Trans. Roy. Soc. South Australia 21: 70 (1897)
= Gardenia pantonii F.Muell. ex W.Fitzg.; J. Roy. Soc. Western Australia 3: 109 (1918)
subspecies :
subsp. orientalis Puttock; Nuytsia 11(2): 251 (1997)
Distribution: Australia (Queensland, Northern Territory)
50 AUS
species :
Gardenia racemulosa Korth.; Ned. Kruidk. Arch. 2(2): 192 (1851)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Gardenia reflexisepala N.H.Xia & X.E.Ye; Phytotaxa 257(2): 194 (2016)
Distribution: China (Hainan)
36 CHI
species :
Gardenia reinwardtiana Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 16: 1016 (1826)
Distribution: Moluccas
42 MOL
species :
Gardenia remyi H.Mann; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 7: 171 (1867)
Distribution: Hawaii (Kauai, Molokai, Maui, Hawaii Isl.)
63 HAW
Conservation Status: 1999 Conservation Status: Rare
species :
Gardenia resinifera Roth; Nov. Pl. Sp. 150 (1821)
Distribution: India (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu); Bangladesh; Andaman Isl. (Middle Andaman Isl.); Nicobar Isl. (Central Nicobar Isl.); Myanmar; Cambodia; Borneo
40 BAN IND 41 AND CBD MYA NCB 42 BOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Gardenia lucida Roxb.; Hort. Bengal. 15 (1814), nomen, Fl. Ind. [Carey & Wallich ed.] 2: 553 (1824), Fl. Ind. [Roxburgh] 1: 707 (1832)
= Genipa resinifera (Roth) Baill.; Hist. Pl. [Baillon] 7: 380 (1880)
species :
Gardenia resiniflua Hiern; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 3: 102 (1877)
subspecies :
subsp. resiniflua
Name: Resin Gardenia
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Namibia (Caprivi Strip); Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga)
23 ZAI 26 MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT NAM SAF
subspecies :
subsp. septentrionalis Verdc.; Kew Bull. 34(2): 348 (1979)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
species :
Gardenia resinosa F.Muell.; Fragm. [Mueller] 1: 54 (1858)
subspecies :
subsp. resinosa
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory)
50 AUS
subspecies :
subsp. kimberleyensis Puttock; Nuytsia 11(2): 255 (1997)
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia)
50 AUS
species :
Gardenia rupicola Puttock; Austrobaileya 2(5): 441 (1988)
Distribution: Australia (Queensland)
50 AUS
species :
Gardenia rutenbergiana (Baill. ex Vatke) J.-F.Leroy; Adansonia, Sér. 2, 14(1): 52 (1974)
subspecies :
subsp. rutenbergiana
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Genipa rutenbergiana Baill. ex Vatke; Abh. Naturwiss. Verein Bremen 9: 118 (1885)
= Gardenia succosa Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 22: 483 (1887)
subspecies :
subsp. australis Rakoton. & A.P.Davis; Nordic J. Bot. 30(6): 722 (2012)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Gardenia sambiranensis Rakoton. & A.P.Davis; Nordic J. Bot. 30(6): 723 (2012)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Gardenia saxatilis E.T.Geddes; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1928: 243 (1928)
Distribution: Thailand; Laos
41 LAO THA
species :
Gardenia scabrella Puttock; Austrobaileya 2(5): 443 (1988)
Distribution: Australia (Queensland)
50 AUS
species :
Gardenia schlechteri Bonati & Petitm.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 7: 652 (1907)
Distribution: New Caledonia
60 NWC
species :
Gardenia schwarzii Puttock; Nuytsia 11(2): 258 (1997), nom. nov.
Distribution: Australia (Northern Territory)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Gardenia petiolata O.Schwarz; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 24: 100 (1927), nom. illeg.
species :
Gardenia sericea Puttock; Nuytsia 11(2): 259 (1997)
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia)
50 AUS
species :
Gardenia siphonocalyx Valeton; Nova Guinea 8: 470 (1911)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Gardenia sokotensis Hutch.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1912: 99 (1912)
Distribution: Senegal; Guinea; S-Mali; Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Nigeria
22 BEN BKN GHA GUI IVO MLI NGA SEN TOG
Synonyms: hidden
= Randia mossica A.Chev.; Explor. Bot. Afrique Occ. Franç. 1: 321 (1920) (nomen)
= Randia lucida A.Chev.; Explor. Bot. Afrique Occ. Franç. 1: 320 (1920) (nomen)
species :
Gardenia sootepensis Hutch.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1911: 392 (1911)
Distribution: China (Yunnan); Myanmar (Sagaing); Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam
36 CHI 41 CBD LAO MYA THA VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Gardenia massieana Pierre ex Pit.; Fl. Indo-Chine [P.H.Lecomte et al.] 3: 254 (1923)
species :
Gardenia stenophylla Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci. 19: 678 (1921 publ. 1922)
Distribution: China (Anhui, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan); Thailand; Vietnam
36 CHI 41 THA VIE
species :
Gardenia storckii Oliv.; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 15: t. 1448 (1883)
Distribution: Fiji
60 FIJ
species :
Gardenia subacaulis Stapf & Hutch.; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 38: 420 (1909)
Distribution: Rwanda; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Mozambique
23 RWA 25 TAN 26 MLW MOZ ZAM
species :
Gardenia subcarinata (Corner) Y.W.Low; Gard. Bull. Singapore 61(1): 116 (2009)
Distribution: Andaman / Nicobar Isl.; peninsular Malaysia (Kedah, Kelantan, Terengganu, Penang, Perak, Pahang, Selangor, Melaka, Johor); Singapore
42 MLY SNG
Conservation Status: critically endangered (Singapore)
Synonyms: hidden
= Gardenia tubifera var. subcarinata Corner; Gard. Bull. Singapore 10: 48 (1938)
variant :
var. sumatrana Y.W.Low; Gard. Bull. Singapore 61(1): 120 (2009)
Distribution: Sumatra
42 SUM
species :
Gardenia taitensis DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 4: 380 (1830)
Distribution: Vanuatu; Rotuma Isl.; Tonga (Tongatapu, ´Eua); Niue [I]; Fiji; Wallis & Futuna (Alofi Isl., Futuna Isl., ´Uvea Isl. and islets [Wallis]); American Samoa (Tutuila); [Western] Samoa (Aleipata Islands, Savai´i, ´Upolu); Tuvalu [I] (Nui Atoll [I]); Tokelau [I] (Nukunonu [I], Fakaofo [I], Atafu [I], Swains Isl. [I]); Gilbert Isl. [I]; N-Line Isl. [I] (Teraina [I], Tabueran [I]); Cook Isl. [I] (widespread, incl. Rarotonga [I]); Marquesas Isl. [I] (Nuku Hiva [I], Ua Huka [I], Ua Pou [I], Hiva Oa [I], Tahuata [I], Fatu Hiva [I]); Society Isl. (Tahiti, Raiatea, Moorea, Mopelia Atoll, Huahine, Bora Bora, Tupai, Tetiaroa); Tuamotu Arch. [I] (Makatea Isl. [I], Rangiroa Atoll [I], Takapoto Atoll [I], Niau [I], etc. [I]); Austral Isl. [I] (Rapa Iti [I]); Guam [I]
60 ASA FIJ gil nue ROT SAM tok TON tuv VAN WAL 61 aui coo lin mrq SCI tua 62 gum
Remarks: native area uncertain because of widespread cultivation
Synonyms: hidden
= Gardenia taitensis f. minor Reinecke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 25: 684 (1898)
= Gardenia weissichii H.St.John; Phytologia 39(2): 108 (1978)
species :
Gardenia tannaensis Guillaumin; J. Arnold Arbor. 13: 5 (1932)
Distribution: Vanuatu
60 VAN
species :
Gardenia ternifolia Schumach. & Thonn.; Beskr. Guin. Pl. [Schumacher] 147 (1827)
Distribution: Senegal; Guinea-Bissau; Guinea; SW-Mali; Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Togo; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; S-Chad; Sudan; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Uganda
22 BEN BKN GNB GUI IVO MLI NGA SEN TOG 23 CAF CMN CON 24 CHA ETH SSU SUD 25 UGA
variant :
var. goetzei (Stapf & Hutch.) Verdc.; Kew Bull. 34(2): 355 (1979)
Name: Yellow Gardenia
Distribution: Senegal; Gambia; Guinea-Bissau; Guinea; Sierra Leone; Mali; Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Benin; Nigeria; Central African Republic; Rwanda; SW-Chad; Sudan; South Sudan; Kenya; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal)
22 BEN BKN GAM GHA GNB GUI IVO MLI NGA SEN SIE 23 CAF RWA 24 CHA SSU SUD 25 KEN TAN 26 MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT NAM SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Gardenia asperula Stapf & Hutch.; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 38: 423 (1909)
= Gardenia goetzei Stapf & Hutch.; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 38: 427 (1909)
= Gardenia triacantha DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 4: 382 (1830)
= Randia torulosa K.Krause; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 39: 529 (1907)
variant :
var. jovis-tonantis (Welw.) Aubrév.; Fl. Forest. Soudano-Guin. 460 (1950)
Distribution: SE-Burkina Faso; Togo; Nigeria; Cameroon; Gabon; Central African Republic; Cabinda; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; Sudan; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo)
22 NGA TOG 23 BUR CAB CAF CMN GAB RWA ZAI 24 ETH SSU SUD 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM 27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Decameria jovis-tonantis Welw.; Apont. 579 (1859)
= Gardenia jovis-tonantis (Welw.) Hiern; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 3: 101 (1877)
= Gardenia lutea Fresen.; Mus. Senckenberg. 2: 167 (1837)
= Gardenia ternifolia subsp. jovis-tonantis (Welw.) Verdc.; Kew Bull. 34(2): 354 (1979)
= Genipa jovis-tonantis (Welw.) Baill.; Hist. Pl. [Baillon] 7: 380 (1880)
species :
Gardenia tessellaris Puttock; Austrobaileya 2(5): 444 (1988)
Distribution: Australia (Queensland)
50 AUS
species :
Gardenia thailandica Tirveng.; Nordic J. Bot. 3(4): 462 (1983)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Gardenia thunbergia Thunb.; Gardenia 13 (1780)
Name: White Gardenia
Distribution: Zimbabwe [I]; Mozambique; South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]; Puerto Rico [c]
26 MOZ zim 27 SAF SWZ 81 pue
Synonyms: hidden
= Caquepiria bergkia J.F.Gmel.; Syst. Nat., ed. 13bis: 651 (1791)
= Gardenia appendiculata Stokes; Bot. Mat. Med. 1: 494 (1812)
= Gardenia crassicaulis Salisb.; Parad. Lond., t. 46 (1807), nom. superfl.
= Gardenia macrocarpa Carey ex Voigt; Hort. Suburb. Calcutt. 379 (1845)
= Gardenia medicinalis Vahl ex Schumach. & Thonn.; Beskr. Guin. Pl. [Schumacher] 148 (1827)
= Gardenia speciosa Salisb.; Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 63 (1796), nom. superfl.
= Gardenia verticillata Lam.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.] 2: 607 (1788), nom. superfl.
= Genipa thunbergia (Thunb.) Baill.; Hist. Pl. [Baillon] 7: 308 (1880)
= Warneria thunbergia (Thunb.) Stuntz; Invent. Seeds U.S.D.A. Bur. Pl. Industr. No. 32: 39 (1914)
species :
Gardenia tinneae Kotschy & Heuglin; Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 23: 173 (1865)
Distribution: Central African Republic; S-Chad; South Sudan
23 CAF 24 CHA SSU
species :
Gardenia transvenulosa Verdc.; Kew Bull. 34(2): 347 (1979)
Distribution: Kenya; Tanzania
25 KEN TAN
species :
Gardenia trochainii Sillans; Rev. Int. Bot. Appl. Agric. Trop. 33: 548 (1953)
Distribution: Central African Republic
23 CAF
species :
Gardenia tropidocarpa Wernham; J. Bot. 56: 75 (1918)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Gardenia truncata Craib; Fl. Siam 2: 123 (1932), Craib in Kew Bull. 288 (1932), descr. ampl.
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Gardenia tubifera Wall.; Fl. Ind. [Carey & Wallich ed.] 2: 562 (1824)
Distribution: Nicobar Isl.; Thailand; Cambodia; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia (Kedah, Kelantan, Terengganu, Perak, Pahang, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka, Johor); Sumatra; Borneo; Brunei
41 CBD NCB THA VIE 42 BOR BRN MLY SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Gardenia costulata Pierre ex Pit.; Fl. Indo-Chine [P.H.Lecomte et al.] 3: 258 (1923), pro syn.
= Gardenia glutinosa Teijsm. & Binn.; Cat. Hort. Bot. Bogor. [Teijsmann & Binnendijk] 119 (1866), nom. inval.
= Gardenia resinifera Korth.; Ned. Kruidk. Arch. 2(2): 191 (1851), nom. illeg.
variant :
var. costulata Pit.; Fl. Indo-Chine [P.H.Lecomte et al.] 3: 258 (1923)
Distribution: Cambodia
41 CBD
species :
Gardenia urvillei Montrouz.; Mém. Acad. Roy. Sci. Lyon, Sect. Sci., Sér. 2, 10: 214 (1860)
Distribution: New Caledonia
60 NWC
Synonyms: hidden
= Gardenia lucens Pancher & Sebert; Not. Bois Nouv. Caléd. 182 (1874)
= Gardenia noumeensis Schltr. & K.Krause; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 40(Beibl. 92): 40 (1908)
= Gardenia sylvestris S.Moore; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 45: 330 (1921)
species :
Gardenia vernicosa Merr. & L.M.Perry; J. Arnold Arbor. 25: 204 (1944)
Distribution: Solomon Isl. (San Christobal)
43 SOL
species :
Gardenia vilhelmii Domin; Biblioth. Bot. 22(89): 620 (1929)
Distribution: Australia (Queensland)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Gardenia edulis F.Muell.; Fragm. [Mueller] 1: 54 (1858), nom. illeg.
species :
Gardenia vitiensis Seem.; Bonplandia (Hannover) 9: 256 (1861) 10: 36 (1862)
Distribution: Rotuma Isl.; Fiji
60 FIJ ROT
species :
Gardenia vogelii Hook.f.; Icon. Pl. 8: t. 782-3 (1848)
Distribution: Liberia; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Nigeria; Cameroon; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; Cabinda; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; South Sudan; Uganda; Angola
22 GHA IVO LBR NGA 23 CAB CAF CMN CON GAB ZAI 24 SSU 25 UGA 26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Gardenia boonei De Wild.; Pl. Bequaert. 2: 248 (1923)
= Gardenia seretii (De Wild.) De Wild.; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., Sér. 5, 2: 348 (1908)
= Gardenia vogelii var. seretii (De Wild.) L.Pauwels; Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 118: 111 (1985)
= Randia seretii De Wild.; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., Sér. 5, 2: 164 (1907)
species :
Gardenia volkensii K.Schum.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 34: 332 (1904)
subspecies :
subsp. volkensii
Name: Transvaal Gardenia
Distribution: Ethiopia; Somalia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Zambia; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal); Eswatini [Swaziland]
24 ETH SOM 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT NAM SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Gardenia somalensis Chiov.; Ric. Idrogeol. Bot. Entomol. Somalia Ital. Merid. [Stefanini & Paoli] 1: 1: 92 (1916)
= Gardenia somaliensis var. tubicalyx Chiov.; Ric. Idrogeol. Bot. Entomol. Somalia Ital. Merid. [Stefanini & Paoli] 1: 1: 93 (1916)
= Gardenia stupinocarpa Chiov.; Fl. Somala 2: 238 (1932)
= Gardenia volkensii var. somalensis (Chiov.) Cufod.; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 35(1, Suppl.): 1002 (1965)
= Gardenia volkesii var. somalensis (Chiov.) Cufod.; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 35(1, Suppl.): 1002 (1965)
variant :
var. saundersiae (N.E.Br.) Verdc.; Kew Bull. 34(2): 358 (1979)
Distribution: Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal)
26 MOZ 27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Gardenia saundersiae N.E.Br.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1906: 104 (1906)
subspecies :
subsp. spatulifolia (Stapf & Hutch.) Verdc.; Kew Bull. 34(2): 358 (1979)
Name: Savanna Gardenia
Distribution: Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Namibia (incl. Caprivi Strip); Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo)
26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT NAM SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Gardenia spathulifolia Stapf & Hutch.; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 38: 424 (1909)
species :
Gardenia vulcanica K.M.Wong; Edinburgh J. Bot. 68(1): 26 (2011)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon)
42 PHI
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