Gardenia transvenulosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Dialypetalanthoideae
Tribus: Gardenieae
Genus: Gardenia
Species: Gardenia transvenulosa

Name

Gardenia transvenulosa Verdc., Kew Bull. 34(2): 347 (1979)

• Typus: B.M. Musyoki & O.J. Hansen 997 ([8 June 1973]; Holotypus: K [​K000311624]; ⧼Isotypi⧽: C [​C10001253 (9708)^(JSTOR)], EA [​EA000001609])
• Type locality: Kenya. [Coast Province], Kilifi District: Arabuko-Sokoke Forest, dry lowland forest.

Synonymy

• Gardenia sp. ?resiniflua sensu Dale & Greenway, Kenya Trees Shrubs: 442 (1961)
  • Note: vide Beentje (1994).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania South Tropical Africa Malawi [​fide IUCN 2019], Mozambique [fide IUCN 2019] References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Notes

Verdcourt (1979) presented only Kenya and Tanzania as native ranges; occurrences in Malawi and Mozambique are represented by the following specimens:

• Malawi: J. Pawek 10590^{(Tropicos, GBIF)} (collected at 20 miles North of Edingeni, Rukuru river bridge, 27 December 1975; deposited in DSM) and J. Pawek 10789^{(Tropicos, GBIF)} (collected at 7 miles South of Eutini, 7mils West to Rukuru river, 31 January 1976; deposited in DSM)
• Mozambique: W.R.Q. Luke, O.A. Kibure & E. Nacamo 10173^{(Tropicos, GBIF)} (collected at Nangade-Palma, Cabo Delgado, 15 December 2003)

References

Primary references

• Verdcourt, B. 1979. Notes on African Gardenia (Rubiaceae). Kew Bulletin 34(2): 345–360. DOI: 10.2307/4109996 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Dale, I.R. & Greenway, P.J. 1961. Kenya Trees and Shrubs. Nairobi: Buchanan's Kenya Estates and Hatchards. Internet Archive. Reference page. 
• Beentje, H.J. 1994. Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas. Nairobi, Kenya: National Museum of Kenya. 762 p. Online. ISBN 9966-9861-0-3. Reference page.  [vide Rubiaceae.]

Links

• IUCN: Gardenia transvenulosa Verdc. (Least Concern) - Assessed by IUCN SSC East African Plants Red List Authority on 6 October 2015 and published in 2019.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Gardenia transvenulosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 November 4. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Gardenia transvenulosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 4 November 2022.

Vernacular names

Kiswahili: Mpera-mwitu