Rubiaceae
Tonga gardenia
Gardenia cornuta
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Genus
- Gardenia
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Common names
By language (5)
- Afrikaans
- Tongakatjiepiering
- Chinese
- 角状栀子
- English
- Tonga gardenia
- ss
- Umvalasangweni
- Zulu
- Umvalasangweni, Unomphumela
Synonyms
- Gardenia plantii Rollison
Flowers
- In flower
- February, November to December (from 8 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Hlengiwe Mtshali, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Shaun Swanepoel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Chris Vynbos, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jesús Cabrera, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Noeleen du Toit, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sunčana Bradley, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.