Gardenia imperialis K. Schum.
subsp. imperialis

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Photo: Darrel Plowes
Pungwe valley, Nyanga District

Photo: Bart Wursten
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Ferme Randu, southwest Katanga Province, DRC; Aug 2005.
Photo: Jos Stevens

Ferme Randu, southwest Katanga Province, DRC; Oct 2006.
Photo: Jos Stevens

Ferme Randu, southwest Katanga Province, DRC; Jan 2008.
Photo: Jos Stevens

Ferme Randu, southwest Katanga Province, DRC; Aug 2005.
Photo: Jos Stevens

Photo: Frank Willems
Lutimwe River Headwaters, Lavushi Manda National Park.

Drawing: Patricia Bingham

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Synonyms:
Common names:	Large pink gardenia (English)
Frequency:
Status:	Native
Description:	Small, slender tree. Leaves opposite, crowded near the ends of branches, large, up to 25 cm, elliptic to obovate, thickly leathery. Flowers large, c. 13 cm in diameter, white flushed with pink or greenish-red. Fruit ellipsoid, crowned with the old calyx lobes, yellowish to brown.
Type location:	Angola
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	imperialis: imperial, kingly
Habitat:	In evergreen riverine and swamp forest.
Altitude range: (metres)	Up to 1220 m
Flowering time:	Aug - Feb
Worldwide distribution:	Widespread in tropical Africa.
National distribution:	T,MS
Growth form(s):
Endemic status:
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Literature:	Bridson, D.M. & Verdcourt, B. (2003). Rubiaceae, Part 3 Flora Zambesiaca 5(3) Pages 675 - 676. Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 953. As Gardenia imperialis (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 28. As Gardenia imperialis Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 275. As Gardenia imperialis Golding, J.S. (ed.) (2002). Zimbabwe Plant Red Data List. Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. SABONET 14 Page 168. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 72. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 162.

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