Gardenia remyi
H.Mann
Rubiaceae
Common Name:
General Information
Gardenia remyi is a shrub or small tree growing 3 - 13 metres tall.
The plant is gathered from the wild for local use as a dye plant and adhesive.
The plant has become rare in the wild due to the activities of introduced mammals such as pigs, goats and deer, as well as competition from alien plants. About 60 specimens have been recorded over the past 15 years, and it is believed that there might be only a few hundred in total - few immature plants have been reported as of 2011. The total number of known mature individuals is now just 82, with only 16 mature specimens in the largest subpopulation. The population is continuing to decline. The plant is classified as 'Critically Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2020)[
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Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
Northcentral Pacific - Hawaii.
Habitat
Lowland to montane, mesic to wet forests; at elevations from 60 - 760 metres[
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Properties
Conservation Status | Critically Endangered |
Other Uses Rating | |
Habit | Tree |
Height | 10.00 m |
Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
The white flowers are fragrant[
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Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The pulp from the fruits is the source of a yellow dye[
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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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- 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.
]. When used on kapa cloth it turns out to be a bright golden yellow which does not fade when dried[
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- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
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The gelatinous leaf buds are used as a cement[
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- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
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- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
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- 1959
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- 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.
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The hard wood has been used as an anvil for beating kapa cloy=th on[
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- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
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- Description
- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
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Propagation
Seed -
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