The first acceptable scientific name for the plant was based on Tahitian specimens collected by Jules Dumont d'Urville in 1824, hence the scientific name of "Gardenia taitensis" and the English name of Tahitian Gardenia.
The first acceptable scientific name for the plant was based on Tahitian specimens collected by Jules Dumont d'Urville in 1824. Hence the scientific name of "Gardenia taitensis", and the English name of Tahitian Gardenia.