Gardenia ovularis

Gardenia ovularis is a small tree in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to a very restricted part of north east Queensland, namely the coastal rainforests from the Bloomfield River southwards to Etty Bay, and with a further isolated occurrence at Mount Elliot, south of Townsville^[4][5] It was first described by Frederick Manson Bailey in 1893.^[3]

Native gardenia
Developing fruit
Conservation status
Least Concern (NCA)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Gardenia
Species:	G. ovularis
Binomial name
Gardenia ovularis F.M.Bailey[2][3]

Conservation

This species is listed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science as least concern.^[1] As of 10 November 2022^[update], it has not been assessed by the IUCN.