Rubiaceae

Common gardenia

Gardenia volkensii K.Schum.

Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Gardenia

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Common gardenia: Gardenia volkensii subsp. spatulifolia 1. Gardenia spatulifolia flower , 2. Gardenia spatulifolia fading flower , 3. Gardenia fruit , 4. Inside of Gardenia frui — Photo: Tatiana Gerus from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)

Afrikaans: Bosveldkatjiepiering
Chinese: 倭氏栀子
English: Common gardenia

Photos

Photo: Tatiana Gerus from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tatiana Gerus from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: H.-U. Küenle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: H.-U. Küenle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: H.-U. Küenle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Wendy Cutler, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification 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.