Rubiaceae Juss.
Gardenia kakaduensis Puttock , legitimate, scientific
Puttock, C.F. (10 March 1997), A revision of Gardenia (Rubiaceae) from northern and north-western Australia. Nuytsia 11(2): 242-243, Fig. 5 (map) BHL [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "44 km south-east of Oenpelli, 12 deg 34 min S, 133 deg 23 min E, Darwin and Gulf District, Northern Territory, 13 June 1978, P.K. Latz 7768 (holo: DNA; iso: NSW)."
  • Etymology: "The specific epithet takes its name from the region and the Gagadu people of the area to which it is endemic."
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Gardenia D1873 Kakadu [n/a]
  • APC Dist.: NT