Common name
English: White Gardenia
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
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