The differences between Gardenia beamanii and G. griffithii (including G. griffithii
var. maingayi Hook.f. which is not distinct from G. griffithii var. griffithii) are
highlighted in Table 1. Gardenia beamanii differs by having a shorter calyx limb,
which abruptly flares out towards the calyx mouth and sheaths only a quarter of the
corolla tube. Gardenia griffithii has a longer calyx limb that gradually widens from
the base towards the calyx mouth, sheathing about three-quarters of the corolla