Rubiaceae Juss.
Gardenia jabiluka Puttock , legitimate, scientific
Puttock, C.F. (10 March 1997), A revision of Gardenia (Rubiaceae) from northern and north-western Australia. Nuytsia 11(2): 241-242, Fig. 1 (map) BHL APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "north side of 'Swift' Creek, 0.7 km from crossing, 4.1 km from Oenpelli road turn-off to 'Gerringbar Escarpment', 12 deg 29 min S, 132 deg 50 min E, Darwin and Gulf District, Northern Territory, 8 September 1979, C.F. Puttock UNSW 9044 & A. Murray (holo: NSW; iso: BRI, CANB, DNA, UNSW) (fruiting specimen)."
  • APC Dist.: NT
  • Etymology: "The specific epithet is the Gagadu name for the outlier of the escarpment close to the type locality. It means 'mosquito dreaming'."