Rubiaceae Juss.
Gardenia pyriformis subsp. orientalis Puttock , legitimate, scientific
Puttock, C.F. (10 March 1997), A revision of Gardenia (Rubiaceae) from northern and north-western Australia. Nuytsia 11(2): 251-252, Fig. 7 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: 300 m below waterfalls, Lawn Hill Gorge, 17 km west of Adel's Grove, Burke District, Queensland, 18 deg 43 min S, 138 deg 29 min E, 23 November 1982, C.F. Puttock UNSW 14477 & S.St George (UNSW).
misapplication: Gardenia pyriformis A.Cunn. ex Benth. legitimate by Puttock, C.F. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Gardenia. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 910-911
  • Etymology: Named 'orientalis' on account that it is he most eastern subspecies.
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Gardenia pyriformis subsp. (Lawn Hill A.Hinton 203) [n/a] taxonomic synonym: Gardenia pyriformis subsp. (Lawn Hill A.Hinton 303) [n/a] taxonomic synonym: Gardenia pyriformis subsp. Q2 (Lawn Hill) [n/a]
  • APC Dist.: NT, Qld