Summary
Place of publication:
Philos. Trans. 51:935, t. 23. 1761
Verified:
09/02/1998
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Common names
English
Cape-jessamine – danh-danh – gardenia – jasmin – Portuguese (Brazil)
gardênia – jasmin-do-cabo – Swedish
gardenia –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Japan | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Taiwan | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indo-China | Vietnam | | |
| 2 | Cultivated | | | | | |
Native
Asia-Temperate
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CHINA:
China
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EASTERN ASIA:
Japan, Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
Cultivated
()
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Environmental | ornamental | | Encke, F. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage. 1993 |
| Medicines | folklore | | McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000 |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=70315.
Accessed 14 December 2025.