Gardenia taitensis Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Gardenia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite tree. It grows 5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 5.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Woodlands and thickets, often near the coast. Sea cliffs and rocky islets, almost always on limestone.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal oil wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use Headache (unspecified), Evil eye (unspecified), Migraine (unspecified), Nausea (unspecified), Pregnancy (unspecified), Debility (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 25 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Gardenia taitensis leaf picture by patrick chamand (cc-by-sa)
Gardenia taitensis leaf picture by patrick chamand (cc-by-sa)
Gardenia taitensis leaf picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Gardenia taitensis flower picture by Christina Mortimer (cc-by-sa)
Gardenia taitensis flower picture by John Taylor (cc-by-sa)
Gardenia taitensis flower picture by Daniel PEDRINIS (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Gardenia taitensis world distribution map, present in Cook Islands, Fiji, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, United States of America, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna, and Samoa

Conservation status

Gardenia taitensis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:751281-1
WFO ID wfo-0000971202
COL ID 6JWGN
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 447489
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Gardenia weissichii Gardenia taitensis f. minor Gardenia taitensis