Rubiaceae Juss.
Gardenia gardneri Puttock , legitimate, scientific
Puttock, C.F. (10 March 1997), A revision of Gardenia (Rubiaceae) from northern and north-western Australia. Nuytsia 11(2): 240-241, Fig. 5 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: E6 [Garimbu Creek] Prince Regent River Reserve, Gardner District, Western Australia, 15 deg 28 min S, 125 deg 29 min E, 19 August 1974, K.F. Kenneally 2080 (holo: PERTH 02796856).
taxonomic synonym: Gardenia sp. C Kimberley Flora [n/a] pro parte misapplication: Gardenia resinosa F.Muell. legitimate by George, A.S. & Kenneally, K.F. in Miles, J.M. & Burbidge, A.A. (ed.) (1975), The flora of the Prince Regent River Reserve, north-western Kimberley. A biological survey of the Prince Regent River Reserve, North-West Kimberley, Western Australia: 63 misapplication: Gardenia megasperma F.Muell. legitimate by George, A.S. & Kenneally, K.F. in Miles, J.M. & Burbidge, A.A. (ed.) (1975), The flora of the Prince Regent River Reserve, north-western Kimberley. A biological survey of the Prince Regent River Reserve, North-West Kimberley, Western Australia: 63
  • APC Dist.: WA
  • Etymology: Named after Charles A. Gardner (1896-1970), Western Australian government botanist, who made the first collection of this species.
Western Australian Herbarium (2011), FloraBase: the Western Australian Flora Version 2.6: - [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Gardenia sp. C Kimberley Flora [n/a]