RUBIACEÆ. XXXVI. GARDENIA. 
ribbed; having the limb equally toothed or parted, rarely trun- 
cate. Tube of corolla cylindrical. 
12 G. mura'siLis (Reinw. in Blum. bijdr. p. 1016.) unarmed ? 
leaves oblong, acuminated, glabrous, but pubescent in the axils 
of the ribs on the under surface ; flowers axillary, solitary ; limb 
of calyx rather truncate; corolla with an elongated glabrous 
tube, and a 5-cleft limb. h.S. Native of the island of Ce- 
lebes. Said to be allied to G. carinàta and G. tubiflora. 
Changeable-flowered Gardenia. Tree. 
13 G. catycina ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, rather coriaceous, 
glabrous, on short petioles; flowers axillary, solitary, almost 
sessile ; corolla with a long tube, and a 5-cleft equal border ; 
calyx 5-cleft. h.S. Native of Sierra Leone, on the edges of 
woods. Flowers pale red, pentandrous. 
Large-calyxed Gardenia. Shrub. 
14 G. Remnwarpria‘ya (Blum. bijdr. p.'1913.) unarmed? 
leaves oblong, attenuated at both ends, bluntish at the apex, 
coriaceous, glabrous; corymbs axillary, trifid, shorter than 
the leaves; limb of calyx obsoletely 5-toothed, rather trun- 
cate; corolla with an elongated glabrous tube, and a 5-cleft limb. 
h. S. Native of the Moluccas. Ignatia, Reinw. herb. ex 
Blum. Ovarium half 2-celled, many seeded. 
Reinwardt’s Gardenia. Shrub. 
15 G. tatirorsa (Ait. hort. kew. 1. p. 294.) arboreous, un- 
armed; leaves almost sessile, ovate or obovate: in the axils of 
the veins beneath are hollow glands with hairy margins; flowers 
terminal, 1-4-together, almost sessile, salver-shaped, 7-11-part- 
ed; limb of calyx short, subdentate ; berry drupaceous, round, 
l-celled, 5-valved. h.S. Native of the East Indies, on bar- 
ren rocky hills, in the Circars and Carnatic. Roxb. cor. 2. p. 18. 
t. 134. fl. ind. 2, p. 552. G. enneadndra, Koen. mss. ex 
Roxb. Flowers very large and very fragrant, when they first 
Open in the morning white, gradually growing yellow before 
night. . Berry size of a pullet’s egg, crowned by a small part 
only of the tube of the calyx. Leaves opposite or 3 in a whorl. 
—G. latifolia, Gaertn. fr. 3. p- 78. t. 193. is a distinct species 
from the fruit being crowned by the whole of the calyx, not with 
part of it. 
Broad-leaved Gardenia. Clt. 1787. Tree 10 feet. 
16 G. zv'cipa (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 553.) subarboreous, un- 
armed, with resinous buds ; leaves oblong, smooth, shining, with 
lateral simple parallel veins; flowers almost terminal, solitary, 
on short pedicels: lobes of calyx 5, subulate, 3 times shorter 
than the tube of the corolla ; berry drupaceous, containing a 2- 
valved shell. hk. S. Native of Chittagong, and various other 
parts of India; and of the island of Luzon. Leaves about 6 
inches long and 3 broad. Peduncles clavate, 1 to 14 inch long. 
lowers large, pure white, fragrant, 5-parted. 
Shining-leaved Gardenia. Clt.1819. Shrub or tree. 
17 G. argòrea (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 554.) arboreous, un- 
armed ; leaves ovate-oblong ; flowers terminal, almost sessile, 
Sarg! by threes; corolla with a filiform tube, and a 5-parted 
mb; berry drupaceous, smooth, containing a 4-5-valved shell, 
ie S. Native of the East Indies, among the Circars. The 
a are deciduous during the cold season, and the shrub con- 
a naked till the hot season is pretty far advanced. From 
b e buds and wounds made in the bark there exudes a very 
Cautiful yellow resin, like that from G. gummifera. The size, 
number, fragrance, mutability, and beauty of the flowers of this 
Species render it more deserving of a place in the garden than 
any other species. The natives eat the fruit when ripe. 
Arboreous Gardenia. Tree. 
18 G. GuMMrFeERA (Lin. fil. suppl. 1. p. 164.) shrubby, un- 
armed, with Yesinous buds ; leaves oblong, bluntly acuminated, 
jia ex Lin.) ; flowers sessile, solitary, almost terminal; seg- 
L. II. 
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ments of the calyx ovate, acute, very short ; tube of corolla equal 
in length to the limb. h. S. Native of Ceylon and Coro- 
mandel. Thunb. diss. gard. no. 4. t. 2. f. 3. Rottl. and Willd. 
in act. bonn. 4. (1803) p. 198. G. inérmis, Dietr. lex. 4. p. 
285. Allied to G. arbòrea. Flowers white, sweet-scented. 
oe the bark of this tree exudes a yellow resin, similar to gum 
elemi. 
Gum-bearing Gardenia. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 
19 G. cLusi#roxia (Jacq. coll. append. 37. t. 4. f. 3.) shrubby, 
unarmed, glabrous; leaves obovate, retuse, and somewhat emar- 
ginate, coriaceous, on short petioles ; peduncles almost terminal, 
racemose ; flowers on long pedicels; limb of calyx short, 5- 
toothed ; corolla salver-shaped, with 5 linear acute segments, 
which are about the length of the tube. h.G. Native of the 
Bahama islands, where it is called by the inhabitants seven years 
apple, ex Catesb. car. 1. p. 59. t. 59. Flowers white, sweet- 
scented, with a greenish tube. Berry large, oval. Seeds im- 
bedded in the pulp. The internal structure of the berry is un- 
known. It differs from Gardénia in the shape of the stigma and 
disposition of the flowers. 
Clusia-leaved Gardenia. Shrub 5 feet. 
20 G.? reTRAsPE’RMA (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 555.) shrubby, 
unarmed ; leaves obovate-cuneated, smooth; flowers axillary, 
solitary, on short pedicels, pentandrous; calycine segments 5, 
subulate; limb of corolla 5-parted; berry round, 4-seeded. 
h.S. Native of the East Indies, on the mountains near Shree- 
nugur. Gardénia, no. 3. Hardw. in asiat. res. 6. p. 354. Leaves 
on short petioles. Flowers greenish yellow, sweet-scented, with 
along tube, which widens upwards, and partly closed about the 
middle by a ring of silky down. 
Four-seeded Gardenia. Shrub 2 feet. 
21 G. rusrrera (Wall. in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 562.) subar- 
boreous, unarmed; leaves cuneate-oblong, petiolate, slightly 
scabrous above, and pubescent beneath; drupe round, uneven, 
crowned by the very long truncate calycine tube. h.S. Native 
of the East Indies, in Singapore. All the young parts of the 
tree are resinous. Leaves 5-6 inches long. Drupe containing 
a putamen, which is divisible into 8 valves. Flowers unknown. 
Tube-bearing Gardenia. Tree or shrub. 
22 G.? ANISoPHY'LLA (Jack, in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 561.) 
arboreous, unarmed ; leaves elliptic, those opposite each other 
unequal, densely clothed with villi; stipulas concrete at the 
base, bearded inside ; corymbs axillary, villous; limb of calyx 
5-toothed ; tube of corolla short; drupe oval, villous. h. S. 
Native of the islands of Pulo-Penang and Singapore, on the hills. 
Leaves tapering to the base, 6-12 inches long. Flowers rather 
small, white, by threes, villous outside: limb 5-parted. Stigma 
clavate, 2-lobed. Drupe size of a walnut, containing a 2-valved 
putamen. Perhaps a species of Génipa or Posoquéria. 
Unequal-leaved Gardenia. Tree. 
23 G. rormòsa (Cham. et Schlecht. in Linnea. 4. p. 200.) 
unarmed ; leaves on short petioles, nearly orbicular, terminating 
in a very short acumen each, clothed with canescent tomentum 
along the veins on the upper surface, but clothed with hoary 
tomentum underneath, as well as the petioles, cymes, and flowers ; 
calyx 5-toothed ; stigma bilamellate. ).S. Native of Brazil. 
Corolla white, having the tube about 4 inches long, and the throat 
an inch in diameter; limb 5-parted. Fruit unknown. 
Beautiful Gardenia. Shrub. 
24 G. Serrow1a‘na (Cham. et Schlecht. 1. c. p. 198.) un- 
armed, glabrous; leaves broad-lanceolate, on short petioles, 
shining above; stipulas connate between the petioles ; cymes 3- 
5-flowered ; calyx 5-toothed ; stigma bilamellate. h. S. Native 
of Equinoxial Brazil. Corolla white, hairy; the tube about 3 
inches Jong and coriaceous, and the limb 5-parted. Fruit sphe- 
rical, smooth. 
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