Gardenia taitensis
Tahitian Gardenia
As recorded: Gardenia taitensis DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Florence, J.
- Collector number
- 4695
- Date
- July 25, 1983
- Locality
- plateau de Taravao, laiterie Janet
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Coordinates
- -17.7500, -149.3000
- Elevation
- 50 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On July 25, 1983, Florence, J. also collected 1 other specimen.
Still here: Gardenia taitensis observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1983. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-07-21.
2026-07-21
8HXF+JHP, Hitiaa O Te Ra, Polynésie française
(c) L'élevage de Colverto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-24
Îles du Vent, French Polynesia
(c) Eric Knight, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-12-24
Papara, French Polynesia, PF
(c) Rachael Kaiser, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2023-09-05
6JQ5+VWG Randonnée du jardin d'eau de Vaipahi, Teva I Uta, French Polynesia
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-06-08
Tahiti, French Polynesia, PF
(c) lchalig, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2019-01-09
Vairao, Taiarapu-Ouest, Polynésie française
(c) Pierre-Louis Stenger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Gardenia taitensis. BISH 558079. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956588614. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/558079.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956588614 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026