Witkatjiepiering

Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Gardenia thunbergia L.f.
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
RUBIACEAE
Synonyms
Gardenia verticillata Lam.
Common Names
Buffelsbal (a), Cape Jessamine (e), Forest Gardenia (e), Umvalasangweni (z), Wildekatjiepiering (a), Witkatjiepiering (a)
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2005/02/14
Assessor(s)
J.E. Victor & A.E. van Wyk
Distribution
Endemism
Not endemic to South Africa
Provincial distribution
Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Gardenia thunbergia L.f.Least Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
Gardenia thunbergia L.f.Not Threatened Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Bibliography

Boon, R. 2010. Pooley's Trees of eastern South Africa. Flora and Fauna Publications Trust, Durban.


Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.


Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.


Victor, J.E. and Dold, A.P. 2003. Threatened plants of the Albany Centre of Floristic Endemism, South Africa. South African Journal of Science 99:437-446.


Citation
Victor, J.E. & van Wyk, A.E. 2005. Gardenia thunbergia L.f. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/06/29

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