Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Gentianales (113)
Family: Rubiaceae (62)(family description)
Genus: Gardenia (4)
Epithet: volkensii (1)
Subspecies: spathulifolia (Stapf & Hutch.) Verdc.
spathulifolia => spatula shaped leaves
volkensii => in honor of Georg Ludwig August Volkens (1855–1917) German botanist