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Gardenia gordonii

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Gardenia gordonii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Gardenia
Species:
G. gordonii
Binomial name
Gardenia gordonii

Gardenia gordonii is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae endemic to Fiji. The native gardenias of Fiji possess a diverse array of natural products. Methoxylated and oxygenated flavonols and triterpenes accumulate on the vegetative- and floral-buds as droplets of secreted resin. Phytochemical studies of these bud exudates have been published, including a population-level study of two other rare, sympatric species on Vanua Levu Island of the Fiji Archipelago, G. candida and G. grievei.[2]

References

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  1. ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Gardenia gordonii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T31041A9602509. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T31041A9602509.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Miller, J. M. and S. Sotheeswaran. 1993. Bud exudate composition and ecogeography of Fijian Gardenia species (Rubiaceae). Biotropica 25(1): 117-122