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Gardenia remyi

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Remy's gardenia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Gentianales
Family:
Rubiaceae
Genus:
Gardenia
Species:
G. remyi
Binomial name
Gardenia remyi

Nānū or Remy's gardenia (Gardenia remyi) is a species of flowering tree in the madder family, Rubiaceae, that is endemic to Hawaiʻi. It inhabits coastal mesic, mixed mesic, and wet forests at elevations of 60–760 m (200–2,490 ft) on Kauaʻi, Molokaʻi, Maui, and the Big Island.[2] It is threatened by habitat loss.

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References

  1. ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Gardenia remyi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 August 2007.
  2. ^ "nanu, nau". Hawaii Ethnobotany Online Database. Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Retrieved 2009-11-09.


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