Cape Jasmine
Gardenia jasminoides
Also known as Bush Gardenia, Bunga Cine
About Cape Jasmine
Gardenia jasminoides, commonly known as gardenia and cape jasmine, is an evergreen flowering plant in the coffee family Rubiaceae. It is native to the subtropical and northern tropical parts of the Far East. Wild plants range from 30 centimetres to 3 metres (about 1 to 10 feet) in height. They have a rounded habit with very dense branches with opposite leaves that are lanceolate-oblong, leathery or gathered in groups on the same node and by a dark green, shiny and slightly waxy surface and prominent veins. With its shiny green leaves and heavily fragrant white summer flowers, it is widely used in gardens in tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate climates. It also is used as a houseplant in temperate climates.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Gardenia jasminoides
- Genus
- Gardenia
- Family
- RUBIACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Grown as garden plant
- Native to
- East Asia
- Distribution
- Tropical Asia
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Gandhraj गंधराज, अनंत वृक्ष
- Nepali
- इन्द्र कमल Indra Kamal, थल कमल Thal Kamal, इन्द्रकमल
- Bengali
- গংধৰাজ Gandhraj, গন্ধরাজ
- Tamil
- Karinga, கும்பிலி
- Kannada
- ಸುವಾಸನೆಮಲ್ಲೆ Suvasane malle
- Malayalam
- ഗന്ധരാജൻ
- Marathi
- अनंत Anant, गंधराज Gandhraj, अनंत
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
Cape Jasmine belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
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