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Gardenia tubifera

Wall. ex Roxb. (1824)

This name is accepted

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

golden 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

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Fl. Ind. 2: 562 (1824)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Gardenia tubifera Hoomaluhia Botanical Garden, 45-680 Luluku Rd. Kaneohe, Malaysian area Preserved_Specimen Sjrub to 5m; fruit green, 3-4cm in diameter. Annable, C.R. 3317 Oahu BISH 1997-02-20
2 Gardenia tubifera Hoomaluhia Botanical Garden Preserved_Specimen tree to 15 ft Wong, N. Oahu BISH 1999-11-12
3 Gardenia tubifera H. Eunice Nursery, ex hort Preserved_Specimen Shrub, lvs glossy green, flowers axillary, open pale yellow, darkening with age, fragrant. No fruits seen. Staples, G.W. 1211 Oahu BISH 2001-08-01
4 Gardenia tubifera Wahiawa Bot. Garden. Tree on edge of Kuraoka Terrace, leaning out over gulch (some roots exposed) Preserved_Specimen Small tree ca 3-4 m tall, with broad, rounded crown; leaves deep green above paler beneath; flowers 1 to few in leaf axils, not fragrant; corolla tube 13-16 cm long, limb 6-lobed, lobes obovate, twisted, stigmas projecting from cente, sticky, club shaped. No fruits Staples, G.W. 1590 Oahu BISH 2014-11-26
5 Gardenia tubifera Leilani Nursery, 41-630 Kaulukanu St, Waimanalo Preserved_Specimen potted plant c.30 cm high Dunstan, B. Oahu BISH 1999-11-12
6 Gardenia tubifera Hoomaluhia Botanical Garden Preserved_Specimen tree to 15 ft Wong, N. Oahu BISH 1999-11-12
7 Gardenia tubifera In garden at 1782 Laukahi St., Honolulu, home of Marilyn Haine Preserved_Specimen Shrub with white flowers that fade to yellow, corolla tube > 6 long and calyx tube very short, 2-toothed. Haine, M. Oahu BISH 2003-02-01
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