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Tahitian Gardenia (Gardenia taitensis)

Tahitian Gardenia (Gardenia taitensis)

This is a Tahitian Gardenia on the island of Kauai.

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Definition/Function:

KINGDOM: Plantae /Angiosperms /Eudicots /Asterids ORDER: Gentianales FAMILY: Rubiaceae GENUS: Gardenia SPECIES: taitensis

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References:

Faegri, Knut and Johs Iversen, TEXTBOOK OF POLLEN ANALYSIS, Hafner Publishing Company, 1964.

Kapp, Ronald O., HOW TO KNOW POLLEN AND SPORES, Wm. C. Brown Company, 1969.

Moore, P.D., J. A. Webb, and M. E. Collinson, POLLEN ANALYSIS, Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1991