Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Gardenia thunbergia
Collector Name:
Botany Dept. sub George Staples
Collection Date:
May 19, 1990
Determiner:
David H. Lorence 1994
Island Group:
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
District:
South Kona District
Locality:
Captain Cook, Amy B. H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden.
Plant Description:
Cultivated ornamental, a robust shrub growing beside the managers residence. Trimmed shrub ca. 10 ft. tall and 8 ft. [wide]; lvs 3 per node; flws opeing between 8 and 9 PM, and intensely fragrant at that time; cor. usu 8-lobed, pure white, turning brown the next day.
Date of Record Creation:
May 18, 2020
Date of Last Update:
March 23, 2023
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