Rubiaceae Juss.
Gardenia sericea Puttock , legitimate, scientific
Puttock, C.F. (10 March 1997), A revision of Gardenia (Rubiaceae) from northern and north-western Australia. Nuytsia 11(2): 259-260, Fig. 9 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: west side of Russ Creek, Gibb River road, Fitzgerald District, Western Australia, 16 deg 02 min S, 126 deg 41 min E, 13 July 1987, C.F. Puttock UNSW 20674 (holo: PERTH; iso: DNA, NSW, UNSW).
taxonomic synonym: Gardenia sp. A Kimberley Flora [n/a] pro parte misapplication: Gardenia megasperma F.Muell. legitimate by Gardner, C.A. (1923), Botanical notes : Kimberley Division of Western Australia. Bulletin (Western Australian Forests Department) 32: 92 pro parte misapplication: Gardenia megasperma F.Muell. legitimate by Gardner, C.A. (May 1931), Part III. Geraniaceae–Compositae. Enumeratio Plantarum Australiae Occidentalis: 122
  • APC Dist.: WA
  • Etymology: Named 'sericea' after the soft velvety indumentum of the leaves and young stems.
Western Australian Herbarium (2011), FloraBase: the Western Australian Flora Version 2.6: - [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Gardenia sp. A Kimberley Flora [n/a]