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Gardenia latifolia

Aiton (1789)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Gentianales Family: Rubiaceae Genus: Gardenia

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Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Hort. Kew. 1: 294 (1789)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Gardenia latifolia Waimea Garden Preserved_Specimen shrub 10-12 feet tall Orr, D. Oahu BISH 1999-11-12
2 Gardenia latifolia Koloa District. National Tropical Botanical Garden, McBryde Garden in Lawai Valley, Big Valley, west side of Lawai Stream near new restroom facility along road. Preserved_Specimen Densely branched treelet 1 m high, leaves dark matte green above. Calyx green, corollaa tube yellow-green, corolla loves deep yellow, flowers with sweet odor of ripe peaches. Cultivated, Lorence, D.H. 9938 Kauai BISH 2008-10-15
3 Gardenia latifolia Hoomaluhia Botanical Garden, 45-680 Luluku Rd. Kaneohe, Kahua Nui section Preserved_Specimen shrub to 3.5m; flowers yellow Annable, C.R. 3622 Oahu BISH 1997-06-12
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