Plant Details

Accepted name:: Gardenia ternifolia subsp. jovis-tonantis (Welw.) Verdc. [Rubiaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies of:: Gardenia ternifolia Schumach. & Thonn.
Infraspecies:: 2

Gardenia ternifolia subsp. ternifolia

Gardenia ternifolia var. goetzei (Stapf & Hutch.) Verdc.

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
gardenia mâle	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
kilemba nzau	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
laurier d'afrique	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:

Kew's taxonomic resources include 5 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Gardenia lutea Fresen. Mus. Senckenberg. 2: 167 (1837).
Decameria jovis-tonantis Welw. Apont.: 579 (1859).
Gardenia jovis-tonantis (Welw.) Hiern in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 3: 101 (1877).
Gardenia ternifolia var. jovis-tonantis (Welw.) Aubrév. Fl. Forest. Soudano-Guin.: 460 (1950).
Genipa jovis-tonantis (Welw.) Baill. Hist. Pl. 7: 380 (1880).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Gardenia lutea Fresen.	Med. and Magical Pl. of S Africa (Arnold et al., 2002)
Gardenia ternifolia Schum. & Thonn. subsp. jovis-tonantis	World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Gardenia ternifolia subsp. jovis-tonantis	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)

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