Rubiaceae
Gardenia

Gardenia nitida Hook.

First published in Bot. Mag. 73: t. 4343 (1847)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Burkina, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Catarino, L., Sampaio Martins, E., Pinto-Basto, M.F. & Diniz, M.A. (2006). Plantas Vasculares e Briófitos da Guiné-Bissau: 1-298. Instituto de investigação científica tropical, Instituto Português de apoio ao desenvolvimento.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
  • Thiombiano, A., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Ouédraogo, A., Hahn, K. & Zizka, G. (2012). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Burkina Faso. Boissiera 65: 1-391.

Kew Species Profiles

  • Burkill, H.M. (1997). The useful plants of West Tropical Africa. 2nd Edition. Volume 4, Families M–R. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hoke, P., Demey, R. & Peal, A. (eds.) (2007). A rapid biological assessment of North Lorma, Gola and Grebo National Forests, Liberia. RAP Bulletin of Biological Assessment 44. Conservation International, Arlington, VA, USA.
  • Hooker, W.J. (1847). Gardenia nitida. Glossy-leaved gardenia. Curtis’s Bot. Mag. 73: tab. 4343.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Bot. Mag. t. 4343 (1847)
  • F.T.A. 3: 102.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
  • Ruhsam, M. (2005). Survey of all the Rubiaceae specimens at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Thiombiano, A., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Ouédraogo, A., Hahn, K. & Zizka, G. (2012). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Burkina Faso. Boissiera 65: 1-391.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Irvine, F.R. [5476] Ghana K000042961 No
Scott Elliot, G.F. [4410] Sierra Leone K000042972 No
Thomas, N.W. [2489] Sierra Leone K000042969 No
Malaisse, F.; Claes, V. [14542] K000042953 No
Ejiofor, M.C. [FHI26899] Nigeria K000042965 No
Latilo, M.G. [FHI34025] Nigeria K000042967 No
Thomas, N.W. [934] Sierra Leone K000042971 No
Latilo, M.G. [FHI34982] Nigeria K000042966 No
Enti, A.A. [R739] Ghana K000042956 No
Lane-Poole, C.E. [127] Sierra Leone K000042970 No
Thomas, A.S. [D67] Ghana K000042957 No
Latilo, M.G.; Oguntayo [FHI67790] Nigeria K000042968 No
King, E.L. [212b] Sierra Leone K000042976 No
Keay, R.W.J. [FHI25370] Nigeria K000042964 No
d'Orey, J. [380] K000042954 No
Irvine, F.R. [1702] Ghana K000042959 No
Deighton, F.C. [3963] Sierra Leone K000042973 No
Brown, T.W. [132] Ghana K000042962 Type Yes
Malaisse, F.; Claes, V. [14817] K000042952 No
Adams, C.D. [5022] Ghana K000042960 No
Jordan, H.D. [374] Sierra Leone K000042975 No
Espirito Santo, J. [3004] K000042955 No
Kitson, A.E. [1134] Ghana K000042958 No
Tindall, H.D. [66] Sierra Leone K000042974 No
Binuyo, A. [FHI41270] Nigeria K000042963 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 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 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Species Profiles

    • Kew Species Profiles
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0