Gardenia augusta (L.) Merrill var. ovalifolia
See Gardenia augusta (L.) Merrill var. flore pleno for detail. Ovalifolia is a variety with more oval leaves and smaller flowers.
Horticultural & Botanical History
‘Gardenia florida is commonly known in the nurseries as Cape Jasmine, and was first published by Mr. Philip Miller, from a plant which flowered in Mr. Warner’s garden, at Woodford. It was brought from the Cape of Good Hope, by Captain Hutchinson; but it is probably, however, not a native of that country, but according to the Hortus Kewensis, of Cochinchina, China, Japan, and the South Sea Islands.
Our present variety [Gardenia florida var. ovalifolia] has been supposed to be a distinct species, and has been called Gardenia latifolia; but it appears to us that it cannot be the latifolia of Roxburgh’s Coromandel plants, but a mere variety of G. florida, with more oval leaves and somewhat smaller flowers. […] Communicated by Messrs. Whitley, Brame and Milne, in June 1822.’ [BM t.2627/1826].
History at Camden Park
Desideratum to Loddiges Nursery, 6th January 1845 [MP A2933-2, p.28]. There are no further records and it may not have been received.
Notes
Gardenia latifolia Schlecht. ex Hook.f. (1880) = Randia dumetorum Lam. and is not Macarthur’s plant.
Published Feb 08, 2010 - 10:50 AM | Last updated Feb 08, 2010 - 11:04 AM
Gardenia augusta (L.) Merrill var. ovalifolia | BM t.2627/1826 | BHL
| Family | Rubiaceae |
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| Category | |
| Region of origin | China, Japan |
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| Common Name | Oval-leaved Gardenia |
| Name in the Camden Park Record |
Gardenia florida latifolia |
| Confidence level | medium |