Rubiaceae FAMILY

Gardenia thunbergia

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Gardenia thunbergia is an evergreen shrub or small tree growing 2 - 5 metres tall. The short, usually straight bole can be 25 - 30cm in diameter[ 295 Title PlantZAfrica.com Publication Author Website http://www.plantzafrica.com Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent site giving detailed descriptions and uses of many S. African plants. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of an excellent timber. A beautiful flowering shrub or small tree, with showy, heavily perfumed flowers and decorative fruits, it is grown as an ornamental and in hedges[ 295 Title PlantZAfrica.com Publication Author Website http://www.plantzafrica.com Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent site giving detailed descriptions and uses of many S. African plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSouthern Africa - Mozambique, Zimbabwe, eastern S. Africa.

HabitatEvergreen forest and forest margin, occasionally in woodland and bushveld[ 295 Title PlantZAfrica.com Publication Author Website http://www.plantzafrica.com Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent site giving detailed descriptions and uses of many S. African plants. ].