Gardenia pyriformis
Gardenia pyriformis, commonly known as malara, native gardenia or turpentine tree, is a species of plant in the coffee family. It is native to northern Australia where it occurs from the Kimberley region of north-western Western Australia, across the Top End of the Northern Territory to northern Queensland.[1]
| Gardenia pyriformis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Gardenia |
| Species: | G. pyriformis |
| Binomial name | |
| Gardenia pyriformis | |
Description
It grows as a shrub or small tree to 6 m high. It bears small white flowers at various times of year and hard, ribbed fruits.[1]
Distribution and habitat
It occurs on red sand soils, on pindan sand plains, dunes, stony ridges and scree slopes. In Western Australia it is found in the Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Great Sandy Desert, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain and Victoria Bonaparte IBRA bioregions.[1]
Subspecies
- G. p. pyriformis
- G. p. keartlandii (Tate) Puttock
- G. p. orientalis Puttock
References
- "Gardenia pyriformis". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
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