Biology:Gardenia remyi

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Short description: Species of plant


Remy's gardenia
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Gardenia
Species:
G. remyi
Binomial name
Gardenia remyi
H.Mann

Gardenia remyi, the nānū or Remy's gardenia, is a species of flowering tree in the madder family, Rubiaceae.

It is endemic to Hawaiʻi. It inhabits coastal mesic, mixed mesic, and wet forests at elevations of 60–760 m (200–2,490 ft) on Kauaʻi, Molokaʻi, Maui, and the Big Island.[2]

It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. Grave, E.; Walsh, S.; Keir, M.; Wood, K.; Nyberg, B. (2020). "Gardenia remyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T33566A83801135. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T33566A83801135.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/33566/83801135. Retrieved 14 November 2021. 
  2. "nanu, nau". Hawaii Ethnobotany Online Database. Bernice P. Bishop Museum. http://www2.bishopmuseum.org/ethnobotanydb/resultsdetailed.asp?search=nanu. 


Wikidata ☰ Q5454657 entry