Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Gardenia taitensis
Collector Name:
David H. Lorence
Collection Date:
June 7, 1987
Determiner:
David H. Lorence 1987
Island Group:
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
Locality:
Kalaheo. House on Niho Road. Cultivated plants.
Plant Description:
Shrub 2 m tall, leaves glossy. Corolla white, fragrant. Ripe fruits externally green, splitting irregularly at apex to reveal bright orange, fleshy mesocarp and white endocarp, seed mass bright orange, fleshy, seeds discoid, brownish yellow. Pericarp smells and tastes like tamarind pulp. Three shrubs together, all setting fruit.
From Cultivated Plant:
Yes
Comments:
Specimen consists of two sheets - 019067 & 019068
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023
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