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Atractocarpus chartaceus
Also called Thin Leaved Gardenia
Atractocarpus chartaceus, the narrow-leaved gardenia, is an evergreen understory shrub or small tree from subtropical rainforest in eastern Australia, grown for its glossy foliage, scented flowers and colourful fruit. It needs shade, good drainage and steady moisture.
Atractocarpus chartaceus, commonly known as the narrow-leaved gardenia, is a species of evergreen flowering plant in the coffee family Rubiaceae. It is found in subtropical rainforest of eastern Queensland, Australia, and it is cultivated for its fragrant flowers and colourful fruit.
Atractocarpus chartaceus has been in cultivation in Australia for some years. It is an attractive garden ornamental with its glossy foliage, scented flowers and colourful fruit, and the flowers attract numerous birds and insects to the garden. It prefers a shady position and good drainage.. It can be propagated from fresh seed, which may take a few months but is usually successful, or from cuttings of the current season's growth.
The natural range of the narrow-leaved gardenia is coastal subtropical forests of eastern Australia, from the Richmond River, New South Wales, (about 29°S) to Gladstone, Queensland (about 23°S). There is also a small, very disjunct population in Eungella National Park west of Mackay (about 21°S), some 370 km (230 mi) to the north. Puttock surmises that the disjunction is a result of a lack of observations/collections, rather than the plant being absent from the area.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Atractocarpus chartaceus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
