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Gardenia brighamii

Gardenia brighamii Gardenia brighamii

Forest Gardenia, Hawaiian Gardenia, Native Gardenia, Nanu, Nau

Rubiaceae (Madder family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: GABR

USDA Native Status: HI (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub , Tree
Leaf Arrangement: Opposite
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Fruit Type: Berry
Size Notes: Up to about 15 feet tall.
Fruit: Green with whitish spots at maturity.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov , Dec
Bloom Notes: Blooms sporadically year round.

Distribution

USA: HI
Native Distribution: Listed as endangered in the United States.
Native Habitat: Dry forests slopes.

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Threatened & Endangered Status

USFWS Species Profile: Q1WJ
Status: Endangered
Historic Range: U.S.A. (HI)
Critical Habitat: N/A
Special Rules: N/A
This information is derived from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Serrvice Environmental Conservation Online System.

Bibliography

Bibref 1798 - Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawaii, Revised Edition (1999) Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.

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Web Reference

Webref 49 - Flora of the Hawaiian Islands (2020) Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Webref 43 - Hawaiian Native Plant Genera (2006) University of Hawaii
Webref 31 - Native Plants Hawai�i (2018) University of Hawaii
Webref 44 - Plants of Hawaii (1997) Starr Environmental

Additional resources

USDA: Find Gardenia brighamii in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Gardenia brighamii in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Gardenia brighamii

Metadata

Record Modified: 2021-07-01
Research By: CBR

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