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Gardenia mannii (Oahu gardenia)

Synonyms: Gardenia mannii var. honoluluensis

Wikipedia Abstract

Gardenia mannii (nānū, Oahu gardenia or Mann's gardenia) is a species of flowering tree in the coffee family, Rubiaceae, that is endemic to the island of Oʻahu in Hawaiʻi. It inhabits coastal mesic, mixed mesic, and wet forests at elevations of 100–730 m (330–2,400 ft) in the Koʻolau and Waiʻanae Ranges. It is threatened by habitat loss. There are 18 populations remaining with a total of no more than 110 individuals.
View Wikipedia Record: Gardenia mannii

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Gardenia mannii

Attributes

Air Quality Improvement [1]  None
Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-Low
Carbon Capture [1]  Low
Shade Percentage [1]  81 %
Temperature Reduction [1]  Low
Wind Reduction [1]  Low
Height [1]  12.136 feet (3.7 m)
Width [1]  12.464 feet (3.8 m)
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 8 Low Temperature: 10 F° (-12.2 C°) → 20 F° (-6.7 C°)
Hardiness Zone Maximum [1]  USDA Zone: 11 Low Temperature: 40 F° (4.4 C°) → 50 F° (10 C°)
Water Use [1]  Moderate
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Structure [2]  Tree

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1i-Tree Species v. 4.0, developed by the USDA Forest Service's Northern Research Station and SUNY-ESF using the Horticopia, Inc. plant database.
♦ 2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0