Gardenia florida Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, ed. 2, 1: 305. 1762, nom. illeg.

"Habitat in India orientali: Suratte, Amboina, Cap. b. spei." RCN: 1709.

Replaced synonym: Gardenia jasminoides J. Ellis (1761) .

Replaced synonym of: Nerium floridum L. (1771), nom. illeg.

Type not designated.

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

Note: An illegitimate renaming of G. jasminoides J. Ellis (1761) .