GARDENIA OVULARIS

Gardenia ovularis is a small tree in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to a very restricted part of north east Queensland, namely the coastal rainforests from the Bloomfield River southwards to Etty Bay, and with a further isolated occurrence at Mount Elliot, south of Townsville^[4]^[5] It was first described by Frederick Manson Bailey in 1893.^[3]

Conservation

This species is listed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science as least concern.^[1] As of 10 November 2022^[update], it has not been assessed by the IUCN.

^ ^a ^b "Species profile—Gardenia ovularis". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
^ "Gardenia ovularis". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Gardenia ovularis F.M.Bailey". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
^ F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Gardenia ovularis". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
^ "Search: species: Gardenia ovularis | Occurrence records | The Australasian Virtual Herbarium". Australasian Virtual Herbarium. Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria. Retrieved 10 November 2022.

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