Biology:Gardenia cornuta

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Short description: Species of plant

Gardenia cornuta
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Gardenia
Species:
G. cornuta
Binomial name
Gardenia cornuta
Hemsl.
Synonyms[2]
  • Gardenia plantii Rollison

Gardenia cornuta, commonly known as Tonga gardenia, Natal gardenia or horned gardenia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae.[2][3] It is native to southern Africa.[4]

Though specimens were collected in 1870, the species was not described until 1906.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15455654 entry