Nerium floridum Linnaeus, Mantissa Plantarum Altera: 346. 1771, nom. illeg.

["Habitat in India orientali: Suratte, Amboina, Cap. b. spei."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 1: 305 (1762). RCN: 1709.

Replaced synonym: Gardenia jasminoides J. Ellis (1761); G. florida L. (1762), nom. illeg.

Type not designated.

Current name: Gardenia jasminoides J. Ellis ( Rubiaceae).

Note: A recombination of Gardenia florida L. (1762), itself an illegitimate renaming of G. jasminoides J. Ellis (1761) .