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jasminoides

Taxon

Gardenia jasminoides J.Ellis

Protologue Philos. Trans. 51(2): 935. 1761IPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Gardenia jasminoides--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 6 Apr 03. 095.jpg

Gardenia jasminoides--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 6 Apr 03. 095.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Gardenia jasminoides--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 6 Apr 03. 096.jpg

Gardenia jasminoides--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 6 Apr 03. 096.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Gardenia jasminoides--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 6 Apr 03. 094.jpg

Gardenia jasminoides--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 6 Apr 03. 094.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Gardenia augusta--Costa Rica. San Jose, Hotel Bougainvillea. 2 Mch 02. 002.jpg

Gardenia augusta--Costa Rica. San Jose, Hotel Bougainvillea. 2 Mch 02. 002.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Gardenia augusta--Costa Rica. San Jose, Hotel Bougainvillea. 2 Mch 02. 001.jpg

Gardenia augusta--Costa Rica. San Jose, Hotel Bougainvillea. 2 Mch 02. 001.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Native to Cambodia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, Japan, Laos, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam; introduced into Bangladesh, Caroline Is., Comoros, Korea, Marianas, Marshall Is., Society Is., Tubuai Is. (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

April 6, 2003

Location

United States, Florida, Miami-Dade County (Coral Gables, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden)

25.676781, -80.272034

Location Remarks

10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

March 2, 2002

Location

Tanzania, Mbeya, Mbeya (Mshewe, Hotel Bougainvillea)

-8.8275, 33.263889

Location Remarks

Pungaluma Hills, NE of Mshewe Village, above Utengule Coffee Estate factory in miombo woodland on W-facing slope. 1500 m elev.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Gentianales

Family

Rubiaceae

Genus

Gardenia

Specific Epithet

jasminoides

Authorship

J.Ellis

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.0

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#271,094 of 335,497

Top 81%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →