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Gardenia ternifolia

Schumach. & Thonn. (1827)

This name is accepted

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

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Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: C.F.Schumacher, Beskr. Guin. Pl.: 147 (1827)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Gardenia ternifolia Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum Grounds. Mauka side of Pauahi Hall. Beneath Cocos nucifera in mowed lawn. Preserved_Specimen Ornamental shrub/tree planted on BPBM campus. Infrequently blooming (1st time personally noted in ~five year span). Flowers large, conspicuous, white - turning to pale yellow when spent. Strong purfume fragrance. Med-dark green leaves with pale yellow midrib. Leaves obovate-eliptic, whorled in sets of 3. Only one leaf obseved with whitefly. Pheidole megacephala seen visiting flowers. Bark light tan with some darker areas that may be sooty mold. 5 m tall. Canopy ~3 x 5 m wide. Trunk 22 cm diameter. Walvoord, N. 2021006 Oahu BISH 2021-04-27
2 Gardenia ternifolia Honolulu, Kalihi area Cultivated shrub at mauka (mountain-ward) end of Pauahi Hall, in shade of coconut palms and monkey pod tree. Preserved_Specimen Shrub ca 10 feet tall, branches in 3s, stiff, twiggy; leaves in tufts along branches, obovate, glossy green; flowers solitary in upper axils, tube ca 1 long, corolla lobes spreading, later reflexed, waxy, stiff, off-white at first, changing to yellow then orange, very fragrant. No fruits seen. Staples, G.W. 1307 Oahu BISH 2007-06-25
3 Gardenia ternifolia Foster Botanic Garden Preserved_Specimen A spreading tree 4m tall crowded by other trees. In full sun. Flowers ranging from cream to lemon yellow; have a slight sweet fragrance (morning). Lau, J. 2405 Oahu BISH 1986-05-16
4 Gardenia ternifolia 1411 Kainalu, Kailua Preserved_Specimen Flws: white fading yellow; opening at night; tree 25 ft. high, dbh 4 in. Clay, H.F. Oahu BISH 1984-05-28
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