Summary
Place of publication:
Interpr. Herb. amboin. 485. 1917
Comment:
- an illegitimate, superfluous name (Shenzhen ICN 52) whose presumed basionym, Varneria augusta L. was never validly published
- no description, only a reference to one, was provided for the genus & species recognized by Linnaeus (Shenzhen ICN 38.5)
Verified:
09/02/1998
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
- Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
- Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: lists as Gardenia augusta (L.) Merr.
- Khánh, T. C. 1996. Vietnamese Rubiaceae used in traditional medicine. Opera Bot. Belg. 7:231, 232, 236. Note: = Gardenia jasminoides J. Ellis
- Mansfeld, R. 1959. Die Kulturpflanze, Beiheft 2.
- McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
- Smith, A. C. 1974. Studies of Pacific island plants. XXVII. The genus Gardenia (Rubiaceae) in the Fijian region. Amer. J. Bot. 61:113. Note: lists as Gardenia augusta (L.) Merr.
- Steward, A. N. 1958. Manual of vascular plants of the lower Yangtze valley.
- Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
- Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora. Note: lists as Gardenia augusta (L.) Merr.
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=71023.
Accessed 14 May 2025.