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Gardenia
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Gardenia is a genus of flowering plants in the coffee family, Rubiaceae, native to the tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Asia, Madagascar, Pacific Islands, and Australia.
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Gardenia is a genus of plants in the family Rubiaceae, classified within the order Gentianales and class Magnoliopsida. The taxon was named by Carl Linnaeus and John Ellis after Alexander Garden, with *Gardenia jasminoides* serving as the type species. It belongs to the phylum Tracheophyta and kingdom Plantae.
The genus includes species such as *Gardenia thunbergia*, which is native to the Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, and Mozambique, and has been introduced to Zimbabwe. These plants are noted for an overpowering scent. Occurrence records are documented in countries including Mexico, Tanzania, China, the Philippines, and the United States, with collections held by institutions such as CICY, CAS, BRIT, NY, and MEL.
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Species
Gardenia
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderGentianales
- FamilyRubiaceae
General: gardenia have an overpowering scent, which is particularly Common Name: White gardenia
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,354
- With media
- 1,045
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Collections
- CICY, CAS, BRIT, NY, MEL, MICH
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Tanzania, China, Philippines, United States, Papua New Guinea, Australia, India
Research
1,540 papers- Gardenia jasminoides Ellis polysaccharide ameliorates cholestatic liver injury by alleviating gut microbiota dysbiosis and inhibiting the TLR4/NF-κB signaling pathway.International journal of biological macromolecules · 2022Fang S, Wang T, Li Y et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.02.056
- Gardenia jasminoides Ellis: Ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry, and pharmacological and industrial applications of an important traditional Chinese medicine.ReviewJournal of ethnopharmacology · 2020Chen L, Li M, Yang Z et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2020.112829
- Gardenia fructus antidepressant formula for depression in diabetes patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Complementary therapies in medicine · 2020Li KD, Wang QS, Zhang WW et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2019.102248
- Gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides Ellis) fruit: a critical review of its functional nutrients, processing methods, health-promoting effects, comprehensive application and future tendencies.ReviewCritical reviews in food science and nutrition · 2025Jin C, Zongo AW, Du H et al.DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2023.2270530
- Gardenia jasminoides Ellis. Polysaccharides Alleviated Cholestatic Liver Injury by Increasing the Production of Butyric Acid and FXR Activation.Phytotherapy research : PTR · 2024Wang T, Tian T, Zhu Z et al.DOI: 10.1002/ptr.8326
- Chemistry and bioactivity of Gardenia jasminoides.ReviewJournal of food and drug analysis · 2017Xiao W, Li S, Wang S et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.jfda.2016.11.005
- Advances in the mechanisms of Gardenia jasminoides Ellis in improving diabetes and its complications.ReviewFitoterapia · 2024Zhang F, Ning J, Chen C et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2024.106140
- Neuropharmacological insights into Gardenia jasminoides Ellis: Harnessing therapeutic potential for central nervous system disorders.Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology · 2024Hou Z, Sun L, Jiang Z et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2024.155374
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Description
- Phytochemistry
- Species
- Cultivation and uses
- Gallery
- References
- External links
Gardenia is a genus of flowering plants in the coffee family, Rubiaceae, native to the tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Asia, Madagascar, Pacific Islands, and Australia.
The Gardenia genus was named by Carl Linnaeus (though the name was first proposed to him in 1753 by Jane Colden, who often goes uncredited ) and John Ellis. The genus was named after Alexander Garden (1730–1791), a Scottish naturalist. The type species is Gardenia jasminoides, as first published by Ellis in 1761.
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