Gardenia urvillei
Montrouz
Rubiaceae
Gardenia lucens Pancher & Sebert
Gardenia noumeensis Schltr. & K.Krause
Gardenia sulcata Vieill.
Gardenia sylvestris S.Moore
Common Name:
General Information
Gardenia urvillei is a slow-growing shrub reaching a height of 3 - 6 metres[
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Although only available in small pieces, the wood is valued locally for making small implements. A very ornamental shrub, worthy of cultivation[
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- Endemia.nc
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Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
West Pacific - New Caledonia.
Habitat
Dry forests[
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- Endemia.nc
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- http://www.endemia.nc/flore/
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- A web site focussing on the endemic flora and fauna of New Caledonia.
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Properties
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Shrub |
| Height | 6.00 m |
| Growth Rate | Slow |
| Cultivation Status | Ornamental, Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The wood is light, hard and fine-grained[
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- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
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- Uphof. J. C. Th.
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- Weinheim
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- 1959
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- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
]. It is valued locally for making small articles[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
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- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
