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Common name

English: White Gardenia

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)

      Order: Gentianales (113)

        Family: Rubiaceae (62)(family description)

          Genus: Gardenia (4)

            Epithet: thunbergia Thunb. (1)

Synonyms: Caquepiria bergkia J.F.Gmel., Gardenia appendiculata Stokes, Gardenia crassicaulis Salisb., Gardenia macrocarpa Carey, Gardenia medicinalis Vahl, Gardenia speciosa Salisb., Gardenia thunbergia L.f., Gardenia verticillata Lam., Genipa thunbergia (Thunb.) Baill., Varneria thunbergia (L.f.) Stuntz, Warneria thunbergia (Thunb.) Stuntz

crassicaulis => with thick stem

macrocarpa => bearing large fruit

speciosa => beautiful

verticillata => whorled, three or more leaves springing from the same point

Characteristics

Climate: sub-tropical

Habit: shrub

Flower colour: white

External links

Check for Gardenia thunbergia at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

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