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Floristic Inventory of the Florida Keys Database Online

Gardenia jasminoides J. Ellis
Cape jasmine

Gardenia jasminoides
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Family: Rubiaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Map of South Florida Locations

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Not Native, Cultivated Only

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

Synonyms: Gardenia augusta.

FLORIDA KEYS Occurrence: Present

FLORIDA KEYS Native Status: Not Native, Cultivated Only

Map of Florida Keys Locations

Florida Keys History and Distribution: Not reported for the Florida Keys by John Kunkel Small in 1913. Occasionally cultivated.

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Gardenia jasminoides has been reported from the following conservation area in the FLORIDA KEYS :
Occurrence Native Status
Biscayne National Park, Florida Keys Section Presumed Extirpated Not Native, Cultivated Only






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Gardenia jasminoides
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Gardenia jasminoides
Copyright by: Forest & Kim Starr