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Gardenia jasminoides J.Ellis

This species name was first published in Philos. Trans. 51(2): 935 (1761)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000970976.

Synonyms of Gardenia jasminoides J.Ellis

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Mussaenda chinensis Lour. Fl. Cochinch. : 152 (1790) wfo-0000246502
Warneria augusta L. Amoen. Acad. 4: 136, 138 (1759) wfo-0000333822
Gardenia jasminoides var. plana (Voigt) M.R.Almeida Fl. Maharashtra 3A: 15 (2001). wfo-0000336185
Gardenia florida f. simpliciflora Makino Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 26: 395 (1912) wfo-0000626253
Gardenia florida var. ovalifolia Sims Bot. Mag. 53: t. 2627 (1826) wfo-0000626738
Gardenia jasminoides f. albomarginata H.Hara Enum. Spermatophytarum Japon. 2: 14 (1952) wfo-0000802063
Gardenia jasminoides f. grandiflora (Lour.) Makino Ill. Fl. Japan , ed. rev.: 117 (1949) wfo-0000802064
Gardenia florida var. grandiflora (Lour.) Franch. & Sav. Enum. Pl. Jap. 1: 208 (1875) wfo-0000802065
Gardenia augusta var. grandiflora (Lour.) Sasaki List Pl. Formosa : 380 (1928) wfo-0000802066
Gardenia jasminoides f. maruba (Siebold ex Blume) Nakai ex Ishii Engei Dai-jiten 2: 690 (1950) wfo-0000802067
Gardenia jasminoides var. maruba (Siebold ex Blume) Nakai Trees Shrubs Japan , rev. ed.: 520 (1927) wfo-0000802068
Gardenia florida var. maruba (Siebold ex Blume) Matsum. Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 15: 4 (1901) wfo-0000802069
Gardenia jasminoides f. oblanceolata (Nakai) Nakai Trees Shrubs Japan , rev. ed.: 520 (1927) wfo-0000802070
Gardenia florida f. oblanceolata Nakai Trees Shrubs Japan : 387 (1922) wfo-0000802071
Gardenia jasminoides f. ovalifolia (Sims) H.Hara Enum. Spermatophytarum Japon. 2: 15 (1952) wfo-0000802072
Gardenia jasminoides var. ovalifolia (Sims) Nakai Trees Shrubs Japan , rev. ed.: 520 (1927) wfo-0000802073
Gardenia augusta var. ovalifolia (Sims) Sasaki List Pl. Formosa : 380 (1928) wfo-0000802074
Gardenia jasminoides f. aureovariegata Nakai Trees Shrubs Japan , rev. ed.: 520 (1927) wfo-0000802076
Gardenia jasminoides f. variegata (Carrière) Nakai Trees Shrubs Japan , rev. ed.: 519 (1927) wfo-0000802077
Gardenia jasminoides var. fortuneana (Lindl.) H.Hara Enum. Spermatophytarum Japon. 2: 15 (1952) wfo-0000802078
Gardenia florida var. fortuneana Lindl. Edwards's Bot. Reg. 32: t. 43 (1846) wfo-0000802079
Gardenia jasminoides var. longisepala (Masam.) Metcalf Lingnan Sci. J. 12(4): 594 (1933) wfo-0000802080
Gardenia jasminoides var. radicans (Thunb.) Makino Ill. Fl. Nippon : 118 (1940) wfo-0000802081
Gardenia florida var. radicans (Thunb.) Matsum. Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 15: 4 (1901) wfo-0000802082
Gardenia jasminoides var. variegata (Carrière) Makino Engei Dai-jiten 2: 690 (1950) wfo-0000802084
Gardenia jasminoides f. albovariegata H.Hara Enum. Spermatophytarum Japon. 2: 16 (1952) wfo-0000802085
Gardenia jasminoides f. simpliciflora (Makino) Makino Ill. Fl. Nippon : 118 (1940) wfo-0000802086
Gardenia radicans var. simpliciflora (Makino) Nakai Trees Shrubs Japan : 390 (1922) wfo-0000802087
Jasminum capense Mill. Gard. Dict., ed. 8. : n.° 7 (1768) wfo-0000814033
Gardenia angustifolia var. kosyunensis (Sasaki) Masam. Short Fl. Formosa : 202 (1936) wfo-0000910949
Gardenia augusta var. kosyunensis Sasaki Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Formosa 18: 217 (1928) wfo-0000910951
Gardenia angustifolia G.Lodd. Bot. Cab. 6: t. 512 (1821) wfo-0000970790
Gardenia augusta Merr. Interpr. Herb. Amboin. : 485 (1917) wfo-0000970810
Gardenia augusta var. longisepala Masam. J. Soc. Trop. Agric. 4: 195 (1932) wfo-0000970811
Gardenia florida var. plena Voigt Hort. Suburb. Calcutt. : 378 (1845) wfo-0000970812
Gardenia florida L. Sp. Pl., ed. 2. : 305 (1762) wfo-0000970914
Gardenia grandiflora Lour. Fl. Cochinch. : 147 (1790) wfo-0000970941
Gardenia grandiflora Siebold ex Zucc. Fl. Jap. Fam. Nat. 2: 55 (1846) wfo-0000970942
Gardenia jasminoides var. grandiflora (Lour.) Nakai Trees Shrubs Japan , rev. ed.: 518 (1927) wfo-0000970978
Gardenia jasminoides f. longicarpa Z.M.Xie & M.Okada J. Jap. Bot. 65: 123 (1990) wfo-0000970979
Gardenia longisepala (Masam.) Masam. Mem. Fac. Sci. Taihoku Imp. Univ. 11(4): 417 (1934) wfo-0000971011
Gardenia maruba Siebold ex Blume Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. : 1015 (1826) wfo-0000971031
Gardenia pictorum Hassk. Flora 28: 234 (1845) wfo-0000971095
Gardenia radicans Thunb. Gardenia : 11 (1780) wfo-0000971118
Gardenia schlechteri H.Lév. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 146 (1911) wfo-0000971148
Genipa florida (L.) Baill. Hist. Pl. 7: 307, 379 (1880) wfo-0000971839
Genipa grandiflora (Lour.) Baill. Hist. Pl. 7: 374 (1880) wfo-0000971840
Genipa radicans (Thunb.) Baill. Hist. Pl. 7: 379 (1880) wfo-0000971865
Gardenia jasminoides var. jasminoides wfo-0001250924
Gardenia augusta f. shanpinensis F.C.Ho Trop. Pl. Taiwan 3: 289, 355 (1982) wfo-0001323130
Gardenia jasminoides f. kueishanensis F.C.Ho Trop. Pl. Taiwan 3: 294, 355 (1982) wfo-0001323131
Gardenia jasminoides var. plena (Voigt) M.R.Almeida Fl. Maharashtra 3A: 15 (2001) wfo-1200060881
Gardenia florida unranked variegata Carrière Rev. Hort. (Paris) 41: 370 (1869) wfo-1200060899
Gardenia florida f. thunbergii Makino Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 26: 395 (1912) wfo-1200060900
Gardenia radicans unranked variegata Carrière Rev. Hort. (Paris) 1864: 31 (1864) wfo-1200060901
Gardenia jasminoides var. kosyunensis (Sasaki) Masam. Short Fl. Formosa 18: 217 (1928) wfo-1200060974