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Gardenia taitensis

DC. (1830)

This name is accepted

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

tahitian gardenia, tiare

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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
Hawai'i Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Prodr. 4: 380 (1830)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Gardenia taitensis Wahiawa Botanic Garden, cult, #8390068. From the wild at Malaekahana, Oahu Preserved_Specimen Weissich, P. 2585 Oahu BISH 1976-07-19
2 Gardenia taitensis Wahiawa Botanic Garden Preserved_Specimen shrub type tree, 0.8 m tall, 1.5m diameter spread, frt green. Obata, J.K. Oahu BISH 1978-10-29
3 Gardenia taitensis Oahu Preserved_Specimen Horikawa, E. Oahu BISH
4 Gardenia taitensis Maunawili Rd, Maunawili In garden. Preserved_Specimen James, S.A. Oahu BISH 2002-09-19
5 Gardenia taitensis Koloa District. Kalaheo, yard of house at 3581 Kaloke Road. Cultivated. Preserved_Specimen Shrubby tree branching at 1m, canopy dense, trunk 15 cm diam, bark smooth, gray. Lvs glossy dark green above, paler below. Female plant, calyx + hypanthium green, corolla white, fragrant (9 am). Fruit green, subglobose, ribbed, when ripe splitting irregularly from apex to reveal orange-brown seed mass, seeds brown, pu Lorence, D.H. 10974 Kauai BISH 2023-02-08
6 Gardenia taitensis Momilani Neighborhood, Pearl City Cultivated in neighborhood in shady area between houses. Amongst weeds like Asparagus setaceus, Ehretia microphylla, and Ochna thomasiana. Preserved_Specimen 4m tall shrubby tree. Columnar and branching low to the ground. 2m wide canopy. Walvoord, N. Oahu BISH 2024-09-18
7 Gardenia taitensis Wailupe Peninsula, half a block from ocean Cult. shrub grown in yard as a hedge plant. Preserved_Specimen Shrub 6 or 8 ft tall, pruned lower as a hedge, Lvs: glossy green, firm-fleshy; flws white, very fragrant; frt immature, green, fleshy. Ihrig, G. 570 Oahu BISH 1990-03-08
8 Gardenia taitensis Honolulu: Bishop Museum, Hall of Discovery, Emory Puakenikeni Grove Preserved_Specimen Tree 3.5 m high; flowers white; fragrance sweet (in the morning) Lau, J. 1091 Oahu BISH 1985-06-14
9 Gardenia taitensis University of Hawaii at Manoa. In front of Agriculture building on East-West Rd. Preserved_Specimen McDowell, W. Oahu BISH 2002-09-19
10 Gardenia taitensis Maunawili Preserved_Specimen G.T.Y. Oahu BISH 1931-12-03
11 Gardenia taitensis Wahiawa Botanic Garden Preserved_Specimen St.John, H. Oahu BISH 1976-08-17
12 Gardenia taitensis Honolulu, Mapu Lane Preserved_Specimen Coker, A.H. Oahu BISH 1956-07-03
13 Gardenia taitensis Laie Community, low slope Preserved_Specimen Shrub; flower: 6 petals (single) like a pinwheel, Lvs: inverted-ovate and about 9 inches long. Ernestburg, E. 15 Hawaii BISH 1977-03-26
14 Gardenia taitensis Foster Botanic Gardens. Cultivated. Preserved_Specimen shrub Herbst, D.R. 1189 Oahu BISH 1968-07-17
15 Gardenia taitensis School St and Makuahine St, Kalihi. Kamehameha Shopping Center In garden. Preserved_Specimen McDowell, W. Oahu BISH 2002-09-17
16 Gardenia taitensis Koloa district, Kalaheo, yard of house at 3581 Kaloke road. Cultivated Preserved_Specimen Shrub 1.8 m tall, leaves glossy above. Corolla white, sweetly scented. Plant produced only male flowers for years, but now some branches producing small fruits apparently lacking seeds. growing with female plant. Cultivated Lorence, D.H. 10300 Kauai BISH 2012-02-23
17 Gardenia taitensis Laie Community, Iosepa St Preserved_Specimen Esilorne, M.A. 10024 Hawaii BISH 1977-03-31
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