Gardenia taitensis
COMMON NAME | Tahitian gardenia
or Tiaré flower |
TYPE | Shrub |
FAMILY | Rubiaceae |
NOTES | Evergreen shrub or
small, gnarled tree that can grow up to 6 metres tall. The plant is harvested from the wild as a
medicine and source of wood. It is a widely grown ornamental in the tropics
that is also used as a hedge and is cultivated in the Pacific for its
aromatic flowers, which are used to scent coconut oil and as garlands and
leis. |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | South Pacific |
NATIVE HABITAT | Woodlands and
thickets, often near the coast. Sea
cliffs and rocky islets, almost always on limestone |
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