Gardenia brighamii
COMMON NAME | nānū, naʻu, or
forest gardenia |
TYPE | Shrub |
FAMILY | Rubiaceae |
NOTES | A small tree up to 15
feet in the wild, Gardenia brighamii is generally not as tall in cultivation.
The leaves are glossy green, 1 to 4 inches long and about half as wide. The
total wide population of G. brighamii is between 15 and 19 trees. |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | Hawai'i, Lana'i, Maui, Moloka'i, and
O'ahu |
NATIVE HABITAT | A dry forest species
that is thought to have once existed on all the main islands at elevations
from 1100 to 1700 feet. |
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