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Gardenia jasminoides in life — In life — common gardenia, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) 57Andrew, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by 57Andrew

BISH 174241Botany

Gardenia jasminoides

common gardenia

As recorded: Gardenia jasminoides J.Ellis

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae

Collected by: Decker, B.G.
Collector number: 1160
Date: December 14, 1963
Locality: Hiva Oa, Puamau-Atuona trail
Island: Hiva Oa
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 575 m
Identified by: Wagner, W.L.
Record type: Preserved specimen

79 Bishop specimens of Gardenia jasminoides · collected 1920–2006Species page ›

Gardenia jasminoides observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1963. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,021 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

Gardenia jasminoides observed 2026-10-26

2026-10-26

臺灣島, 峨眉鄉, 新竹縣, TW

(c) 燁, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Gardenia jasminoides observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

GXQR+5F8 ตำบล สนามคลี อำเภอเมืองสุพรรณบุรี สุพรรณบุรี 72230 ประเทศไทย

(c) Nutthariya Ruangdam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Gardenia jasminoides observed 2026-10-17

2026-10-17

305台灣新竹縣新埔鎮

(c) 木玫瑰, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Gardenia jasminoides observed 2026-10-02

2026-10-02

112台灣臺北市北投區公館華廈

(c) kevinlin2022, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Gardenia jasminoides observed 2026-10-01

2026-10-01

112台灣臺北市北投區陽明交大實驗大樓

(c) pinerywu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Gardenia jasminoides observed 2026-09-27

2026-09-27

臺灣島, 北投區, 臺北市, TW

(c) morrisho, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Gardenia jasminoides. BISH 174241. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956615815. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/174241.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956615815 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026