Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Gardenia taitensis
Collector Name:
David H. Lorence
Collection Date:
July 13, 2003
Other Herbarium:
BISH, P, PAP, US
Island Group:
MARQUESAS ISLANDS
Locality:
Hakahau village, SE slope of valley, yard of Claire and Toti Teikiehuupoko's "Pension Vehine Hou".
Plant Description:
Densely branching shrub 2 m tall, leaves lustrous dark green above. Flowers fragrant (5 pm), corolla tube pale green, limb white. Cultivated, apparently staminate plant (propagated by cuttings).
From Cultivated Plant:
Yes
Habitat:
Cultivated. Yard and garden area bordered by secondary shrubland.
Associated Species:
With Leucaena leucocephala dominant.
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023
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