Gardenia cornuta
Species of plant
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Gardenia cornuta, commonly known as Tonga gardenia, Natal gardenia or horned gardenia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae.[2][3] It is native to southern Africa.[4]
| Gardenia cornuta | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Gardenia |
| Species: | G. cornuta |
| Binomial name | |
| Gardenia cornuta | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Though specimens were collected in 1870, the species was not described until 1906.[4]