Gardenia taitensis
Gardenia taitensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Genus: | Gardenia |
Species: | G. taitensis
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Binomial name | |
Gardenia taitensis | |
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Gardenia taitensis, also called Tahitian gardenia
The name Tahitian gardenia is somewhat a misnomer because it is neither native nor naturalized in Tahiti. 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 or Tiaré flower. It was first collected in Tahiti, by the Forsters on Captain Cook's first Pacific voyage (1768–1771), although it was misidentified as Gardenia jasminoides.[3]
The plant originates from
Common uses
Monoï oil
This oil is used mainly for cosmetic purposes as a hair or skin treatment. In order to obtain the monoi oil (monoï, pronounced mah-noy, means "scented oil" in Tahitian), tiare flowers are infused in coconut oil. The maceration must last at least ten days and requires at least ten Tiare flowers per liter of refined oil.[5]
This manufacturing process, common to all producers of "monoï de Tahiti", is a method similar to "enfleurage" (see .
Flower necklaces
Herbal medicine
The plant is used in traditional
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Flower buds
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Foliage
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Flower
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Opening flower
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Growth habit
References
- ^ a b "Gardenia taitensis". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Gardenia taitensis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
- ^ Cook Islands Biodiversity & Natural Heritage Database : Gardenia taitensis - Tahitian Gardenia
- ^ Gardenia taitensis - National Tropical Garden Plant Database
- ^ "3 Things you didnt know about monoi". June 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2022. at eminenceorganics.com
- ^ The History of Monoi Tiare Tahiti at Monoi.com Archived 2016-08-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ormonde Jayne - Tiare Perfume Collection Archived 2011-04-22 at the Wayback Machine by Linda Pilkington
- ^ Chantecaille Tiare Perfume Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine at chantecaille.com
- ^ Frater Perfumes - Coucou
- ^ Polynesian herbal medicine By W. Arthur Whistler (1992) p. 52, 69, 150 Google Books