Gardenia
E918865
Gardenia is a genus of fragrant flowering plants in the coffee family, widely cultivated as ornamentals for their showy white blossoms.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gardenia jasminoides | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| belongsTo | coffee family ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Asterids NERFINISHED ⓘ Eudicots ⓘ |
| climatePreference | warm climate ⓘ |
| commonName | gardenia ⓘ |
| cultivatedAs | ornamental plant ⓘ |
| family | Rubiaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowerColor |
cream
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| floweringSeason |
late spring
ⓘ
summer ⓘ |
| flowerScent | fragrant ⓘ |
| flowerShape | funnel-shaped ⓘ |
| growthForm |
evergreen shrub
ⓘ
small tree ⓘ |
| hasBlossomCharacteristic |
showy flowers
ⓘ
waxy petals ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | opposite ⓘ |
| leafTexture | glossy ⓘ |
| leafType | evergreen ⓘ |
| lightRequirement |
bright indirect light
ⓘ
partial shade ⓘ |
| namedBy | Carl Linnaeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
tropical regions of Africa
ⓘ
tropical regions of Asia ⓘ tropical regions of Australasia ⓘ |
| notableCompound |
gardenoside
ⓘ
geniposide ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Gardenia jasminoides
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gardenia taitensis NERFINISHED ⓘ Gardenia thunbergia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Gentianales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| reproduction |
cuttings
ⓘ
seeds ⓘ |
| sensitivity | frost-sensitive ⓘ |
| soilPreference | acidic soil ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Gardenia jasminoides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cut flower
ⓘ
garden ornamental ⓘ potted plant ⓘ |
| usedIn |
perfumery
ⓘ
traditional medicine ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1761 ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gardenia jasminoides
this entity surface form:
Gardenia jasminoides