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Gardenia jasminoides

J.Ellis (1761)

This name is accepted

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

cape jasmine, gardenia, trailing gardenia

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Description

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Synonyms (53)

Gardenia angustifolia G.Lodd. (1821)
Gardenia angustifolia var. kosyunensis (Sasaki) Masam. (1936)
Gardenia augusta Merr. (1917)
Gardenia augusta f. shanpinensis F.C.Ho (1982)
Gardenia augusta var. grandiflora (Lour.) Sasaki (1928)
Gardenia augusta var. kosyunensis Sasaki (1928)
Gardenia augusta var. longisepala Masam. (1932)
Gardenia augusta var. ovalifolia (Sims) Sasaki (1928)
Gardenia florida L. (1762)
Gardenia florida f. oblanceolata Nakai (1922)
Gardenia florida f. simpliciflora Makino (1912)
Gardenia florida f. thunbergii Makino (1912)
Gardenia florida var. fortuneana Lindl. (1846)
Gardenia florida var. grandiflora (Lour.) Franch. & Sav. (1875)
Gardenia florida var. maruba (Siebold ex Blume) Matsum. (1901)
Gardenia florida var. ovalifolia Sims (1826)
Gardenia florida var. plena Voigt (1845)
Gardenia florida var. radicans (Thunb.) Matsum. (1901)
Gardenia florida variegata Carrière (1869)
Gardenia grandiflora Siebold ex Zucc. (1846)
Gardenia jasminoides f. albomarginata H.Hara (1952)
Gardenia jasminoides f. albovariegata H.Hara (1952)
Gardenia jasminoides f. aureovariegata Nakai (1927)
Gardenia jasminoides f. grandiflora (Lour.) Makino (1949)
Gardenia jasminoides f. kueishanensis F.C.Ho (1982)
Gardenia jasminoides f. longicarpa Z.M.Xie & M.Okada (1990)
Gardenia jasminoides f. maruba (Siebold ex Blume) Nakai ex Ishii (1950)
Gardenia jasminoides f. oblanceolata (Nakai) Nakai (1927)
Gardenia jasminoides f. ovalifolia (Sims) H.Hara (1952)
Gardenia jasminoides f. simpliciflora (Makino) Makino (1940)
Gardenia jasminoides f. variegata (Carrière) Nakai (1927)
Gardenia jasminoides var. fortuneana (Lindl.) H.Hara (1952)
Gardenia jasminoides var. grandiflora (Lour.) Nakai (1927)
Gardenia jasminoides var. kosyunensis (Sasaki) Masam. (1928)
Gardenia jasminoides var. longisepala (Masam.) Metcalf (1933)
Gardenia jasminoides var. maruba (Siebold ex Blume) Nakai (1927)
Gardenia jasminoides var. ovalifolia (Sims) Nakai (1927)
Gardenia jasminoides var. plena (Voigt) M.R.Almeida (2001)
Gardenia jasminoides var. radicans (Thunb.) Makino (1940)
Gardenia jasminoides var. variegata (Carrière) Makino (1950)
Gardenia longisepala (Masam.) Masam. (1934)
Gardenia maruba Siebold ex Blume (1826)
Gardenia pictorum Hassk. (1845)
Gardenia radicans Thunb. (1780)
Gardenia radicans var. simpliciflora (Makino) Nakai (1922)
Gardenia radicans variegata Carrière (1864)
Gardenia schlechteri H.Lév. (1911)
Genipa florida (L.) Baill. (1880)
Genipa grandiflora (Lour.) Baill. (1880)
Genipa radicans (Thunb.) Baill. (1880)
Jasminum capense Mill. (1768)
Mussaenda chinensis Lour. (1790)
Warneria augusta L. (1759)

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
Maui Only found in cultivation
Hawai'i Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Philos. Trans. 51(2): 935 (1761)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Gardenia jasminoides Kohala Mts., Awini Ridge, P.T.B.G. preserve Preserved_Specimen Large spreading shrub, ca. 7 ft. high & 15 feet across. Flowers cream colored, very fragrant. Leaves dark green, glossy above, lighter dull below. Bergau, M. 1386 Hawaii BISH 1985-11-19
2 Gardenia jasminoides Near Hilo, along Maili Stream, homestead Preserved_Specimen MacDaniels, L.H. 248 Hawaii BISH 1926-11-13
3 Gardenia jasminoides Lyon Arboretum, head of the Manoa Valley Preserved_Specimen Branches encrusted with moss and lichens. lvs glossy-shiny; flws strongly fragrant. Kadowaki, A. Oahu BISH 1990-04-27
4 Gardenia jasminoides Kailua, N slope of Haleakala Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 2510 Maui BISH 1920-06-14
5 Gardenia jasminoides Honolulu Airport, in bouquet received from lei vendor Preserved_Specimen Flws white, fragrant. Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1962-06-05
6 Gardenia jasminoides Oahu Preserved_Specimen Cultivated variety. 'Winifred'. Puttock, C.F. Oahu BISH 2002-06-04
7 Gardenia jasminoides Honolulu, Foster Gardens Preserved_Specimen Flws white, fragrant, single. Potter, C. Oahu BISH 1958-03-03
8 Gardenia jasminoides Oahu Preserved_Specimen Cultivated variety Puttock, C.F. Oahu BISH 2002-06-04
9 Gardenia jasminoides Honolulu, Foster Gardens, by makai fence Preserved_Specimen Shrub 7-8 feet high; flw: white; frt: orange. Pearsall, G.A. 527 Oahu BISH 1960-11-01
10 Gardenia jasminoides [Hawaiian Islands; U.S.A.; O`ahu; Hawai`i; Honolulu] Preserved_Specimen Angus, D. Oahu BISH 1959-08-23
11 Gardenia jasminoides Oahu Preserved_Specimen Cultivated variety Puttock, C.F. Oahu BISH 2002-06-04
12 Gardenia jasminoides Laie Preserved_Specimen Shrubby Mace, G. Oahu BISH 1975-04-04
13 Gardenia jasminoides Oahu Preserved_Specimen Cultivated variety. 'White Gem Daisy'. Puttock, C.F. Oahu BISH 2002-06-04
14 Gardenia jasminoides Hilo Preserved_Specimen Pot plant, approximately 2.5 ft high. Kim, D. Hawaii BISH 2003-01-17
15 Gardenia jasminoides Oahu Preserved_Specimen Cultivated variety. 'Gallery-Augusta'. Puttock, C.F. Oahu BISH 2002-06-04
16 Gardenia jasminoides Oahu Preserved_Specimen Cultivated variety; variegated. Puttock, C.F. Oahu BISH 2002-06-04
17 Gardenia jasminoides Kaneohe, Kokokahi Nursery Preserved_Specimen Flowers fragrant. Ford, W.R. Oahu BISH 1952-11-10
18 Gardenia jasminoides H.Eunice Nursery, 792 Kealakai St, Hilo Preserved_Specimen 3 ft shrub Shigenaga, R. Hawaii BISH 1999-06-15
19 Gardenia jasminoides Honolulu, Foster Gardens Preserved_Specimen Flws white, fragrant, single. Potter, C. Oahu BISH 1958-03-03
20 Gardenia jasminoides Kahuku Preserved_Specimen Vea, S. 10465 Oahu BISH 1977-04-06
21 Gardenia jasminoides Koolau Forest Reserve, Lupi area near virgin forest, rim like, leaning on ohia tree Preserved_Specimen Korte, K.H. Maui BISH 1964-11-25
22 Gardenia jasminoides Koolau Forest Reserve, Haleakela Preserved_Specimen Adee, K.T. Maui BISH 1980-07-15
23 Gardenia jasminoides Waialae Iki ridge residence Cultivated shrub grown as a ground cover in yard. Preserved_Specimen Low, spreading shrub <1ft tall; lvs glossy green; flw buds present but immature. Ching, G. 569 Oahu BISH 1990-03-08
24 Gardenia jasminoides Kalihi Valley, in large gulch on Diamond head side of valley Mesic native dominated forest. Growing on steep slope of large gulch among Metrosideros polymorpha and Dicranopteris linearis. Preserved_Specimen 2.5 m upright branching shrub. Leaves clustered at branch ends, pointing upright, glossy green. Many persisting calyces, lobes yellowish green w/ orange hypanthium. Lau, A. Oahu BISH 2006-08-12
25 Gardenia jasminoides Laie Rarely scattering, slope 13%, soil: loam. Preserved_Specimen White Blossoms Tai-Wai Kwok, W. 28 Oahu BISH 1967-03-29
26 Gardenia jasminoides The residence of Betty Ho. 3785 Old Pali Rd., Preserved_Specimen A spreading shrub 1.5 m tall in full sun. Flowers white; have a heavy sweet odor (morning). Lau, J. 2266 Oahu BISH 1986-04-21
27 Gardenia jasminoides Hauula Slope flat, soil loam, distrib. few. Preserved_Specimen Shrub, White flower, very fragrant odor. Hei, N. 27 Oahu BISH 1975-04-02
28 Gardenia jasminoides 1070 Lunaai St, Maunawili In garden. Preserved_Specimen Trimmed hedge James, S.A. Oahu BISH 2002-09-19
29 Gardenia jasminoides Koloa Dist., Kalaheo. Yard of house at 3581 Kaloke St Preserved_Specimen Shrub 2m tall, densely branched, leaves dark glossy green above. Flowers very fragrant (7 am), calyx: green, corolla tube pale green, limb white, in 5-10 series. Lorence, D.H. 7445 Kauai BISH 1994-03-03
30 Gardenia jasminoides Wahiawa Botanic Garden Preserved_Specimen A tree 5m tall with a dense crown; in full sun. Flowers white, aging to creamy yellow; have a strong sweet odor (morning). Lau, J. 2160 Oahu BISH 1968-03-24
31 Gardenia jasminoides Honolulu; Lyon Arboretum. Upper Lawn Preserved_Specimen Shrub 6 ft. high. Flowers white, yellowing with age; slightly fragrant. Nagata, K.M. 284 Oahu BISH 1967-07-25
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