Gardenia jasminiodes
(Rubiaceae)
Names and origins
Characters
Ecology
Uses
Conservation
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Forest type (costal, hill, lowland, peatswamp, mountains, kerangas...)
Forest Layer (emergent, canopy, understory, forest floor, liana...)
Pioneer tree, late sucessional tree
Symbiotic microorganisms (Nitrogen-fixing bacteria, ectomycorrhiza)
Seed dispersal by animals
Pollination by birds, bats, bees, beetles
Symbiosis with animals, ants
Flowering habits and frequency
Seed germination conditions and time
<p><i>Gardenia jasminoides</i> can be grown in the ground or in containers. It is ideally grown under partial shade and in fertile, soil with good drainage with the the roots keep moist at all times.</p> <p>The leaves are food plant for catepillar.</p> .