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Gardenia imperialis
imperialis
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Pungwe valley, Nyanga District
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| Synonyms: | ||
| Common names: | Large pink gardenia (E) | |
| Frequency: | ||
| Status: | Native | |
| Description: |
Small, slender tree. Leaves opposite, crowded near the ends of branches, large, up to 25 cm, elliptic to obovate, thickly leathery. Flowers large, c. 13 cm in diameter, white flushed with pink or greenish-red. Fruit ellipsoid, crowned with the old calyx lobes, yellowish to brown. | |
| Notes: | Though widespread in tropical Africa, this is a rare species in Zimbabwe, recorded only from a few low-altitude, high rainfall areas in Eastern Zimbabwe. Most records are old and the habitats may no longer exist. The only recent records are from riverine forest on a farm in Burma Valley. | |
| Derivation of specific name: | imperialis: imperial, kingly | |
| Habitat: | In evergreen riverine and swamp forest. | |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 1220 m | |
| Flowering time: | Aug - Feb | |
| Worldwide distribution: | ||
| Zimbabwe distribution: | E | |
| Growth form: | ST | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | ||
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| Endemic status: | ||
| Red data list status: | CR | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species | |
| Content last updated: | Sunday 7 October 2007 |
Other sources of information about Gardenia imperialis:
Flora of Mozambique: Gardenia imperialisBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Gardenia imperialis
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Gardenia imperialis
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Gardenia imperialis
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Gardenia imperialis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Gardenia imperialis
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Gardenia imperialis
West African Plants database: Gardenia imperialis
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