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Taxon:  Gardenia jasminoides J. Ellis



Summary
Genus:
Gardenia
Family:
Rubiaceae
Subfamily:
Ixoroideae
Nomen number:
70315
Place of publication:
Philos. Trans. 51:935, t. 23. 1761
Verified:
09/02/1998 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Gardenia augusta Merr.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Gardenia florida L.
Gardenia radicans Thunb.
Varneria augusta L., nom. nud.
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Backer, C. A. & R. C. Bakhuizen van den Brink, Jr. 1963-1968. Flora of Java.
  3. Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
  4. Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
  5. Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage
  6. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
  7. Fosberg, F. R. et al. 1979-1982. Geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae/ Pteridophyta and Gymnospermae.
  8. Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
  9. Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
  10. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: = Gardenia augusta (L.) Merr.
  11. Khanh, T. C. 1996. Vietnamese Rubiaceae used in traditional medicine. Opera Bot. Belg. 7:231, 232, 236.
  12. Li, H. L. et al., eds. 1975-1979. Flora of Taiwan.
  13. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  14. Meyer, F. G. et al. 1994. A catalog of cultivated woody plants of the southeastern United States
  15. Personal Care Products Council. INCI
  16. Smith, A. C. 1974. Studies of Pacific island plants. XXVII. The genus Gardenia (Rubiaceae) in the Fijian region. Amer. J. Bot. 61:113. Note: = Gardenia augusta (L.) Merr.
  17. Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
  18. Steward, A. N. 1958. Manual of vascular plants of the lower Yangtze valley.
  19. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
  20. Walker, E. 1976. Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu Islands.
Common names
English
Cape-jessamine –
danh-danh –
gardenia –
jasmin –
Portuguese (Brazil)
gardênia –
jasmin-do-cabo –
Swedish
gardenia –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChina  
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  
2Cultivated    also cult.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan, Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDO-CHINA: Vietnam
Cultivated (also cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
Medicinesfolklorefide T. C. Khanh, pers. comm. 1996; CRC MedHerbs ed2; Herbs Commerce ed2, as G. augustaMcGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=70315. Accessed 14 May 2025.