Gardenia brighamii (Rubiaceae)

Gardenia brighamii
(Rubiaceae)
nanu

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Gardenia brighamii is native to Hawaii. Gardenia brighamii is native to Hawaii (endemic to Oahu, Maui, Molokai, Lanai, and the Big Island).

Species description or overview

Gardenia brighamii fact sheet

Gardenia brighamii fact sheet from "Hawaii's Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy (effective October 1, 2005)."

USFWS species report on Gardenia brighamii
The is available online. A general description of the organism and information about its distribution in the U.S. (including territories and national wildlife refuges) is presented by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, along with links to other documentation regarding federal (endangered/threatened) status, recovery information, and additional resources.

Gardenia brighamii information from Native Plants Hawaii
Information about Gardenia brighamii--including details regarding plant, flower, and leaf characteristics; pests and diseases; growth requirements; and environment--is provided by Native Plants Hawaii.

Gardenia brighamii information from NTBG
Information about Gardenia brighamii is available from the National Tropical Botanical Garden (NTBG).

Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Gardenia brighamii
Nomenclatural information about Gardenia brighamii is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

Gardenia brighamii information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Gardenia brighamii--including nomenclature and synonymy, and status and distribution in Hawaii--is provided by the "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands" website of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Links from this page include descriptive information about the species, as well as worldwide distributional information and general information about the genus.

Gardenia brighamii information from ITIS
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System ITIS provides authoritative taxonomic information on Gardenia brighamii, as well as other plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.

IPNI nomenclature info for Gardenia brighamii
Nomenclatural information about Gardenia brighamii is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).

Federal endangered/threatened status

Gardenia brighamii species profile from USFWS
A species profile for Gardenia brighamii is provided by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, including links to information regarding the federal endangered/threatened status of this species.

Cultivation & propagation

Gardenia brighamii (na'u) propagation and cultivation (UH/CTAHR)
Propagation and cultivation information about Gardenia brighamii (na'u) is provided by the University of Hawaii's College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (UH/CTAHR).

Images

Images of Gardenia brighamii (Rubiaceae) (gardenia)
Links to high-resolution free images of Gardenia brighamii (Rubiaceae) (gardenia) by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) are available here.

Gardenia brighamii information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Gardenia brighamii in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Gardenia brighamii images from Native Plants Hawaii
Images of Gardenia brighamii are provided on the Native Plants Hawaii website.

Distribution

In the news

Maui, Lanai need not share

Invasives from Maui that could threaten Lanai are the topic of Maui Invasive Species Committee's Maui News column (6/14/2009).

Full-text articles

Revised List of Hawaiian Names of Plants Native and Introduced with Brief Descriptions and Notes as to Occurrence and Medicinal or Other Values
Gon III, Samuel M. Ohukaniohia. 2008. Revised List of Hawaiian Names of Plants Native and Introduced with Brief Descriptions and Notes as to Occurrence and Medicinal or Other Values, by Joseph F. Rock Consulting Botanist, Board of Agriculture and Forestry Honolulu, Hawaii, 1920; transcribed and annotated by Samuel M. Ohukaniohia Gon III. Ethnobotany Research & Applications 6:405-442.

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