Gardenia gordonii
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| Gardenia gordonii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Gardenia |
| Species: | G. gordonii |
| Binomial name | |
| Gardenia gordonii | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Gardenia gorriei Horne ex Baker | |
Gardenia gordonii is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a shrub or tree endemic to Viti Levu and Vanua Levu in Fiji.[2] The native gardenias of Fiji possess a diverse array of natural products. Methoxylated and oxygenated flavonols and triterpenes accumulate on the vegetative- and floral-buds as droplets of secreted resin. Phytochemical studies of these bud exudates have been published, including a population-level study of two other rare, sympatric species on Vanua Levu Island of the Fiji Archipelago, G. candida and G. grievei.[3]
The species was described by John Gilbert Baker in 1883.[2]
