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Wenlock Gardenia

Larsenaikia ochreata

Also called Scented Gardenia bush, Wild Gardenia, Native Gardenia

Wenlock Gardenia
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Rubiaceae (Coffee family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
N. Queensland
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Larsenaikia ochreata, commonly known as Wenlock gardenia, scented Gardenia bush or wild Gardenia, is a plant in the coffee family Rubiaceae endemic to Queensland, Australia.

Where it grows

Larsenaikia ochreata is widespread in eastern Queensland, and has been observed from the tip of Cape York Peninsula southwards to Central Queensland. It grows in open forest and drier rainforest types such as monsoon forest and vine thickets, at altitudes from sea level to about 400 m.

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Larsenaikia jardinei · Larsenaikia

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Larsenaikia ochreata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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.

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