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Updated 11/10/2012

Family Rubiaceae

HAWAII - CULTIVATED

Gardenia taitensis

UH Manoa, Oahu

TAHITIAN GARDENIA    TIARE

Ornamental shrub native to Melanesia but cultivated throughout the Tropical Pacific.  Flower 4 inches in diameter.  Official flower of Tahiti.