Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Gardenia taitensis
Collector Name:
David H. Lorence
Collection Date:
February 8, 2023
Other Herbarium:
BISH,MO,US
Island Group:
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
Locality:
Kalaheo, yard of house at 3581 Kaloke Road.
Plant Description:
Shrubby tree branching at 1 m, canopy dense, trunk 15 cm diam, bark smooth, gray. Lvs glossy dark green above, paler below. Female plant, calyx + hypanthium green, corolla white, fragrant (9 am). Fruit green, subglobose, ribbed, when ripe splitting irregularly from apex to reveal orange-brown seed mass, seeds brown, pulp with ripe tamarind odor. Cultivated, origin Tonga.
From Cultivated Plant:
Yes
Date of Record Creation:
March 20, 2023
Date of Last Update:
August 27, 2024
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