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December 2022

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genus

Gardenia J.Ellis

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

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus 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-4000015323.

Statistics

Status Total %
accepted 129 49%
synonym 98 37%
unplaced 37 14%
Total 264

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Synonyms of Gardenia

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Caquepiria J.F.Gmel. Syst. Nat. 2: 647, 651. 1791. wfo-4000006633
Decameria Welw. Ann. Cons. Ultramar. Parte Na~o Off. 1: 579. 1859. wfo-4000010918
Sulipa Blanco Fl. Filip. : 497 (1837) wfo-4000037066
Yangapa Raf. Sylva Tellur. 20. 1838. wfo-4000041073

Species in Gardenia ( showing species 1 to 10 of 129)

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Gardenia actinocarpa Puttock Austrobaileya 2: 435 (1988) wfo-0000970781
Gardenia anapetes A.C.Sm. Amer. J. Bot. 61: 125 (1974) wfo-0000970788
Gardenia angkorensis Pit. Fl. Indo-Chine 3: 252 (1923) wfo-0000970789
Gardenia annamensis Pit. Fl. Indo-Chine 3: 255 (1923) wfo-0000970797
Gardenia aqualla Stapf & Hutch. J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 38: 427 (1909) wfo-0000970799
Gardenia archboldiana Merr. & L.M.Perry J. Arnold Arbor. 25: 202 (1944) wfo-0000970801
Gardenia aubryi Vieill. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. , sér. 4, 16: 65 (1862) wfo-0000970809
Gardenia barnesii Merr. Philipp. Gov. Lab. Bur. Bull. 17: 47 (1904) wfo-0000970814
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Gardenia megalocarpa Merr. Philipp. J. Sci. 20: 463 (1922) wfo-0000971035
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Gardenia segmenta Elmer Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 4: 1331 (1912) wfo-0000971153
Gardenia beamanii Y.W.Low Edinburgh J. Bot. 64: 27 (2007) wfo-0000808709
Gardenia boninensis (Nakai) Tuyama ex T.Yamaz. Fl. Japan 3a: 211 (1993) wfo-0000970818
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Gardenia florida var. boninensis Nakai Trees Shrubs Japan 388 1922 wfo-0000970915
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Gardenia jasminoides var. boninensis (Nakai) Nakai Trees Shrubs Japan ed. rev.: 521 1927 wfo-0000970977

Unplaced Names ( showing unplaced names 1 to 10 of 39)

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Gardenia:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Gardenia acuminata Korth. Ned. Kruidk. Arch. 2(2): 192 (1851) wfo-0000970784
Gardenia africana Regel Cat. Pl. Hort. Aksakov. 62, nomen (Quid ?). 1860 wfo-0001355957
Gardenia agualia Stapf ex Hutch. J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 38: 427 1909 wfo-0001240913
Gardenia alba J.D.Kenn. Forest Fl. S. Nigeria 211 (1936), nomen. wfo-0001355958
Gardenia atrosperma Regel Cat. Pl. Hort. Aksakov. 62, nomen (Quid ?). 1860 wfo-0001355959
Gardenia australis Regel Cat. Pl. Hort. Aksakov. 62, nomen (Quid ?). 1860 wfo-0001355960
Gardenia balansana Baill. ex Guillaumin Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille sér. 2, 9: 169, nomen. 1911 wfo-0001355961
Gardenia bonfigliori hort. ex Gentil Pl. Cult. Serres Jard. Bot. Brux. 90 (1907), nomen. wfo-0001355962
Gardenia chartacea var. chartacea F.Muell. Flora Australiensis 3 1867 wfo-0001401130
Gardenia cinerascens A.Rich. Mém. Rubiac. 160. 1830 (1830) wfo-0000970847