Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Gardenia ovularis
Rubiaceae Juss.
Gardenia ovularis F.M.Bailey , legitimate, scientific
Bailey, F.M. (February 1893), Contributions to the Queensland flora. Botany Bulletin. Department of Agriculture, Queensland 7: 64 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Johnstone River, Dr. T.L. Bancroft. Barron River, E. Cowley."
Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 241 [secondary reference]
Hyland, B.P.M. (1971), A key to the common rainforest trees between Townsville and Cooktown, based on leaf and bark features: 48, Code 284 [secondary reference]
common name: Gardenia [n/a]
Hyland, B.P.M. (1982), A revised card key to rainforest trees of North Queensland: 49, 121, 141, Code 284 [secondary reference]
common name: Gardenia [n/a]
Puttock, C.F. (5 October 1988), A revision of Gardenia Ellis (Rubiaceae) from north-eastern Queensland. Austrobaileya 2(5): 437-438, Fig. 2, Map 1B APC [secondary reference]
  • Lectotype: "COOK DISTRICT: Johnstone River, without date, Bancroft s.n., (lecto (here designated): AQ317839!; iso: Centennial International Exhibition wood collection number 242A, and BRI!, K!, MEL!)."
  • APC Dist.: Qld
  • Etymology: "The specific epithet refers to the fruit as it in "size and shape resembles a pigeons egg" (Bailey 1893)."
Christophel, D.C. & Hyland, B.P.M. in Hyland, B.P.M. & Whiffin, T.P. (1993), Leaf Atlas of Australian Tropical Rain Forest Trees. Australian tropical rain forest trees: an interactive identification system: 16, 33, 205, pl. 143(a), Code 284 [secondary reference]
Hyland, B.P.M. & Whiffin, T.P. (1993), Australian tropical rain forest trees: an interactive identification system 1: 98, 129, 166, Code 284 [secondary reference]
common name: Native Gardenia [n/a] common name: Gardenia [n/a]
Hyland, B.P.M. & Whiffin, T.P. (1993), Australian tropical rain forest trees: an interactive identification system 2: 429, Code 284 [secondary reference]
Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Fruits of the Rainforest: 148-149, Fig. 294 [secondary reference]
common name: Native Gardenia [n/a]
Hyland, B.P.M., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. in Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Appendix I: Provisional Species List. Fruits of the Rainforest: 311 [secondary reference]
Hyland, B.P.M., Whiffin, T.P., Christophel, D.C., Gray, B., Elick, R.W. & Ford, A.J. (1999), Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs. Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs: 83 [secondary reference]
Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 440 [secondary reference]
common name: Native Gardenia [n/a]