Gardenia cornuta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Genus: | Gardenia |
Species: | G. cornuta
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Binomial name | |
Gardenia cornuta |
Gardenia cornuta, commonly known as Tonga gardenia, Natal gardenia or horned gardenia, is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae native to southern Africa. [1]
Though specimens were collected in 1870, the species was not described until 1906. [1]