Rubiaceae
Thorny-gardenia
Hyperacanthus amoenus
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Genus
- Hyperacanthus
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Common names
By language (2)
- Afrikaans
- Doringkatjiepiering
- English
- Thorny-gardenia
Synonyms
- Gardenia amoena Sims
- Gardenia gerrardiana Harv. & Sond.
- Gardenia neuberia Eckl. & Zeyh.
Photos
Photo: Dr. Alexey Yakovlev, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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, 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.