Gardenia Jasminoides Ellis

Homonyms gardenia jasminoides ellis gardenia jasminoides retz.

Gardenia jasminoides ellis. Gardenia jasminoides j ellis gardenia jasminoides j ellis is an accepted name this name is the accepted name of a species in the genus gardenia family rubiaceae. Some of compounds that have been isolated from the edible flowers of wild gardenia jasminoides j ellis include benzyl and phenyl acetates linalool terpineol ursolic acid rutin stigmasterol crociniridoids including coumaroylshanzhiside butylgardenoside and methoxygenipin and phenylpropanoid glucosides such as gardenoside b and geniposide. Pharmacological investigations support the traditional use of this herb and may validate the folk medicinal use of gardenia jasminoides ellis to treat different diseases. According to this review gardenia jasminoides ellis is outstanding traditional medical plant used in medicine and food.

Gardenia jasminoides was described by english botanist john ellis in 1761 after it had been conveyed to england in the 1750s. It gained its association with the name jasmine as the botanist and artist georg dionysius ehret had depicted it and queried whether it was a jasmine as the flowers resembled the latter plant. Gardenia jasminoides cape jasmine is a large evergreen shrub with thick lustrous lance shaped dark green leaves and extremely fragrant white flowers 3 in. The desiccative ripe fruits of this plant have long been applied in china for centuries as both a food and medicinal substance.

H lim k and lim k. Common names cape jasmine in english cape jessamine in english jasmim do cabo in portuguese danh danh in english gardenia in swedish gardenia in english gardênia in language. Ovalifolia sims gardenia florida var. Gardenia is a genus of flowering plants in the coffee family rubiaceae native to the tropical and subtropical regions of africa asia madagascar and pacific islands and australia.

Iridoid glycosides are potential medicines. They are evergreen shrubs and small trees growing to 1 15 metres 3 3 49 2. Jasminoides is a popular shrub in the rubiaceae family. Plena voigt gardenia florida var.