Gardenia cornuta

Hemsl. (1906)

This name is accepted

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

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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

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Hooker's Icon. Pl. 29: t. 2809 (1906)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Gardenia cornuta Koloa District. NTBG, Lawai Valley. Bamboo Bridge section, in Rhododendron area Preserved_Specimen Small twiggy tree 2.5 m tall with lvs & branches in whorls of 3, wood very hard. Corolla lobes white, tube greenish basally. Flowers sweetly fragrant (5 p.m.) Lorence, D.H. 7203 Kauai BISH 1992-05-08
2 Gardenia cornuta Koloa District. NTBG, Lawai Valley. Bamboo Bridge section, slope on east side of road Preserved_Specimen Small bushy tree 3 m tall with stiff divaricate branches, wood tough. Fruits ellipsoid, yellowish green with hard pericarp, seeds cream color, pulp white. Lorence, D.H. 7437 Kauai BISH 1994-01-07