CIBED - - Gardenia - Tiare Taina RR

Gardenia jasminoides Gardenia Tiare Taina ^RR

f.RUBIACEAE Coffees

Gardenia jasminoides Gardenia Tiare Taina ^RR

f.RUBIACEAE Coffees

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Intl. NamesGardenia ^EN Cape Jasmine ^EN Cape Jessamine ^EN Common Gardenia ^EN Jasmin ^EN Gardenie ^DE Tiare Taina ^FR

Local NamesTiare Taina^{RR,MG,AT,MK,MT,AK,RK}

Pacific NamesNo Content

Sci. NamesGardenia jasminoides (accepted name) , Gardenia augusta, Gardenia florida, Gardenia grandiflora, Gardenia radicans

High Tax. Eng.k.Plants, p.Flowering Plants, f.Coffees - a shrub

High Tax. Latink.PLANTAE, p.ANTHOPHYTA, c.MAGNOLIOPSIDA, sc.ASTERIDAE, o.Rubiales, f.RUBIACEAE

Natl. PresencePresent

Sth. PresenceRR⁺⁺⁺⁺MG⁺⁺⁺AT⁺⁺MK⁺MT⁺AK^++?PL?MN^-TK^-

Nth. PresenceTN^-MH^-RK⁺PK^-NS^-SW^-

VouchersRR²⁰⁰⁴

Local OriginIntroduced; Recent; Maintained

Global RangeNative: s.China - Taiwan - Japan;

HabitatLand - Lowlands; Uplands - Slope Zone, Cloud Zone

ThreatenedNo Content

InvasivenessNo Content

BiosecurityNo Content

Medical StatusNo Content

Harmful StatusNo Content

UsesOrnamental - flowers

IdentificationShrub to 2m. LEAVES paired (or triplet), simple, glossy green to dark green, oval, to 15x7cm, tip sharp, base tapering; stalk 0.5cm. FLOWERS terminal, usually solitary, showy, strongly fragrant, white, 12cmØ; petals doubled (3 layers of 6), wide-ovalmore..., waxy; calyx green with 6 narrow teeth, to 3cm. FRUIT rare, 2cmØ, ripening orange with 6 green blade-like ridges extending into a long-spiked crown. The cultivars divided into two groups: the large-flowered and large-leaved (as described) group; and the small-flowered (8cmØ) and small-leaved (to 11x5cm) group with calyx teeth to 1cm. Variegated forms have leaves green or grey with white or off-white.

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Vernacular Names

English and International Names

Gardenia ^EN Cape Jasmine^EN Cape Jessamine^EN Common Gardenia^EN Jasmin^EN Gardenie^DE Tiare Taina^FR

Pacific Names

No Pacific Names

Local Names

Tiare Taina^{RR,MG,AT,MK,MT,AK,RK}

National Name: Tiare Taina ^RR

Island	Status	Main name
National name	RR	Tiare Taina
Rarotonga	++++	Tiare Taina
Mangaia	+++	Tiare Taina
Ātiu	++	Tiare Taina
Ma‘uke	+	Tiare Taina
Miti‘āro	+	Tiare Taina
Aitutaki	++?	Tiare Taina
Palmerston		?P,?N
Tongareva-write	-	A,nN
Tongareva-speak	-	A,nN
Manihiki	-	A,nN
Rakahanga	+	Tiare Taina
Pukapuka	-	A,nN
Nassau	-	A,nN

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National Distribution & Vouchers

National Presence:

Present

Oceanic

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Island	Status
Rarotonga	++++
Mangaia	+++
Ātiu	++
Ma‘uke	+
Miti‘āro	+
Aitutaki	++?
Palmerston
Manuae	Absent
Takūtea	Absent
Tongareva	Absent
Manihiki	Absent
Rakahanga	+
Pukapuka	Absent
Nassau	Absent
Suwarrow	Absent

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Northern

Oceanic

Rarotonga _____ 2004 2fsP fieldspecimen+photo fieldspecimen+photo, 2004, Kunzlé garden double small and large, and variegated form, G.McCormack with ID as Gardenia augusta; fieldspecimen+photo, Takuva'ine valley, double small and large with fruit, 3/2005, G.McCormack with ID Gardenia augusta; fieldspecimen+photo, single-flower, Ere Maruariki garden Tūpapa, 11/2004, G.McCormack with ID as Gardenia augusta, confirmed B.Sykes, 11/2004.

Mangaia

Ātiu

Ma‘uke

Miti‘āro

Aitutaki

Palmerston

Manuae

Takūtea

Tongareva

Manihiki

Rakahanga

Pukapuka

Nassau

Suwarrow

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McCormack, Gerald (2026) Cook Islands Biodiversity & Ethnobiology Database, Version 2026.05.02 - Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at https://naturalheritage.gov.ck/cibed
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