Stored under taxon name
Gardenia volkensii K. Schum. subsp. volkensii
Det./rev./conf./assigned
A. Berger 2021-12
Ident. history
orig.: Gardenia volkensii; A. Berger 2021-12: Gardenia volkensii subsp. volkensii
Location
Tanzania | -5.96667, 35.75
Label
Region T5. c. 20 km N of Dodoma (on Kondoa rd.); nr. Msakare village. Long.: c. S 5°58' Lat.: c. E 35°45'.
Alt. 1050 m
Habitat
Heavily trampled and overgrazed area with scattered trees over sand.
Habitus
Tree to 4 m; other plants heavily browsed and only c. 50 cm; flow[er] white at first, then yellowish.
Annotations
M. Kiehn 2019-03: 2n = 22.
Voucher for: Kiehn, M., Berger, A. 2023. New chromosome counts on Rubiaceae from Africa and the Western Indian Ocean islands. Nordic Journal of Botany 2023(5): e03732. https://doi.org/10.1111/njb.03732
Puff,C. 860918-1/1
(link to CETAF Botany Pilot)