Gardneria Explained

Gardneria is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loganiaceae.^[1]

Its native range is Himalaya to Japan and Java. It is found in the regions of Assam, Bangladesh, China, Eastern Himalaya, India, Japan, Jawa, Korea, Malaya, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam and Western Himalaya.

The genus name of Gardneria is in honour of Edward Gardner (1784–1861), English colonial administrator at the court of the raja of Nepal,^[2] and it was first described and published in W.Roxburgh's Flora Indica Vol.1 on page 400 in 1820.

Known species:

• Gardneria angustifolia
• Gardneria lanceolata
• Gardneria multiflora
• Gardneria nutans
• Gardneria ovata

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gardneria Wall. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 26 May 2021 . en.
2. Book: Quattrocchi, Umberto . CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L . CRC Press . Boca Raton, Florida . 2000 . 978-0-8493-2676-9.