Gardenia storckii
Gardenia storckii | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Genus: | Gardenia |
Species: | G. storckii
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Binomial name | |
Gardenia storckii |
Gardenia storckii is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is 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 in the Fiji archipelago, G. candida and G. grievei.[2]
References[]
- ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Gardenia storckii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 August 2007.
- ^ Miller, J. M. and S. Sotheeswaran. 1993. Bud exudate composition and ecogeography of Fijian Gardenia species (Rubiaceae). Biotropica 25(1): 117-122
Categories:
- IUCN Red List near threatened species
- Endemic flora of Fiji
- Gardenia
- Near threatened plants
- Taxa named by Daniel Oliver
- Rubiaceae stubs