Gardenia cornuta

Gardenia cornuta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Gardenia
Species:	G. cornuta
Binomial name
	Gardenia cornuta; Hemsl.

Gardenia cornuta, commonly known as Tonga gardenia, Natal gardenia or horned gardenia, is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae native to southern Africa.[1]

Though specimens were collected in 1870, the species was not described until 1906.[1]

References

Ngwenya, Mkhipheni (June 2005). "Gardenia cornuta". Plantzafrica.com. South African National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 31 December 2020.

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[plantsza-1] Ngwenya, Mkhipheni (June 2005). "Gardenia cornuta". Plantzafrica.com. South African National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 31 December 2020.