Gardenia J.Ellis

First published in Philos. Trans. 51(2): 935 (1761), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & S. Africa to Pacific.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Borneo, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cabinda, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu, Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Congo, East Himalaya, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Hainan, Hawaii, India, Ivory Coast, Japan, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Niue, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Ogasawara-shoto, Philippines, Queensland, Rwanda, Samoa, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Is., Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Uganda, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., Western Australia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Caroline Is., Comoros, Cook Is., Gilbert Is., Korea, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Society Is., Tokelau-Manihiki, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Tuvalu

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Mouly, A., Kainulainen, K., Persson, C., Davis, A.P., Wong, K.M., Razafimandimbison, S.G. & Bremer, B. (2014). Phylogenetic structure and clade circumscriptions in the Gardenieae complex (Rubiaceae). Taxon 63: 801-818.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 3: 99. Nom. cons.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Keay in Bull. Jard. Bot. État 28: 40 (1958).
  • N. Hallé in Fl. Gabon, no. 17, Rubiacées (2e partie): 218 (1970).
  • Phil. Trans. Roy. Soc. 51(2): 935, t. 23 (1761) nom. conserv.
  • Verdcourt in Kew Bull. 34: 345–360 (1979).

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 3, (2006) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Hallé in Fl. Gabon 17, Rubiacées, 2: 218 (1970), nom. conserv.
  • Keay in B.J.B.B. 28: 40 (1958)
  • in Phil. Trans. Roy. Soc. 51(2): 935, t. 23 (1761)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1996 Etuge, M. [2926], Cameroon K000436147 No
Davis, A.P. [2559], Madagascar 64150.000 No
Davis, A.P. [2575], Madagascar 64166.000 No
7680.000 No
Gillison [NGF 25024], Papua New Guinea K000771574 Yes
Streimann [LAE 15829], Papua New Guinea K000771577 Yes
s.coll. [NGF 33014], Papua New Guinea K000771581 Yes
Ridsdale [NGF 31721], Papua New Guinea K000771592 Yes
Gillison, A. [NGF 25675], Papua New Guinea K000771600 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8280], Myanmar K001125132 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8281] K001125133 Yes
van Balgooy, M. [6858], Indonesia K000771580 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.] K001132359 Yes
Vogel, E.F. [3185], Indonesia K000771578 Yes
Govan, G. [Cat. no. 8278], India K001125127 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.], Myanmar K001132360 Yes
Croft, J.R. [LAE 65491], Papua New Guinea K000771579 Yes
Frodin [2606], Papua New Guinea K000771583 Yes
Vogel [4224], Indonesia K000771582 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8278] K001125128 Yes
Croft [LAE 68542], Papua New Guinea K000771591 Yes
Coode [40119], Papua New Guinea K000771593 Yes

Sources

  • Art and Illustrations in Digifolia

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew
  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0