Rubiaceae

Thunberg's gardenia

Gardenia thunbergia Thunb.

Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Gardenia

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Common names

By language (6)

Afrikaans: Boskatjiepiering
Arabic: غردينية تونبرغ, جاردنيا تامبرجيا, غاردينيا تونبرغية, غاردينيا تونبيرغ, غاردينيا ثنبرجية
arz: غاردينيا تونبرغ
Chinese: 南非栀子
English: Thunberg's gardenia, Forest gardenia
Swedish: Skogsgardenia

Synonyms

Caquepiria bergkia J.F.Gmel.
Gardenia appendiculata Stokes
Gardenia crassicaulis Salisb.
Gardenia macrocarpa Carey ex Voigt
Gardenia medicinalis Vahl ex Schumach. & Thonn.
Gardenia speciosa Salisb.
Gardenia verticillata Lam.
Genipa capensis Baill.
Genipa thunbergia (Thunb.) Baill.
Warneria thunbergia (Thunb.) Stuntz

Photos

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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.