Gardenia transvenulosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Gardenia transvenulosa Verdc., Kew Bull. 34(2): 347 (1979)

Typus: B.M. Musyoki & O.J. Hansen 997 ([8 June 1973]; Holotypus: K [K000311624]; ⧼Isotypi⧽: C [C10001253 (9708)^(JSTOR)], EA [EA000001609])
Type locality: Kenya. [Coast Province], Kilifi District: Arabuko-Sokoke Forest, dry lowland forest.

Gardenia sp. ?resiniflua sensu Dale & Greenway, Kenya Trees Shrubs: 442 (1961)
- Note: vide Beentje (1994).

Native distribution areas:
Africa East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania South Tropical Africa Malawi [fide IUCN 2019], Mozambique [fide IUCN 2019] References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Verdcourt (1979) presented only Kenya and Tanzania as native ranges; occurrences in Malawi and Mozambique are represented by the following specimens:

Malawi: J. Pawek 10590^{(Tropicos, GBIF)} (collected at 20 miles North of Edingeni, Rukuru river bridge, 27 December 1975; deposited in DSM) and J. Pawek 10789^{(Tropicos, GBIF)} (collected at 7 miles South of Eutini, 7mils West to Rukuru river, 31 January 1976; deposited in DSM)
Mozambique: W.R.Q. Luke, O.A. Kibure & E. Nacamo 10173^{(Tropicos, GBIF)} (collected at Nangade-Palma, Cabo Delgado, 15 December 2003)

Verdcourt, B. 1979. Notes on African Gardenia (Rubiaceae). Kew Bulletin 34(2): 345–360. DOI: 10.2307/4109996 Reference page.

Dale, I.R. & Greenway, P.J. 1961. Kenya Trees and Shrubs. Nairobi: Buchanan's Kenya Estates and Hatchards. Internet Archive. Reference page.
Beentje, H.J. 1994. Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas. Nairobi, Kenya: National Museum of Kenya. 762 p. Online. ISBN 9966-9861-0-3. Reference page. [vide Rubiaceae.]

IUCN: Gardenia transvenulosa Verdc. (Least Concern) - Assessed by IUCN SSC East African Plants Red List Authority on 6 October 2015 and published in 2019.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Gardenia transvenulosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 November 4. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Gardenia transvenulosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 4 November 2022. Reference page.