Gardenia family : RUBIACEAE (ASTERIDAE) in Australia

Flower Families

Don Herbison-Evans (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) & Christine Ashe

Plant Classes

Coffea arabica Arabica Coffee Kuranda, Qld Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson	Coffea canephora Robust Coffee Specimen: courtesy of New Italy, NSW, May 2007	Coprosma repens Mirror Bush Sydney, October 2006	Galium binifolium Reflexed Bedstraw Wonboyn, NSW Photo: courtesy of Paul Whitington
Gardenia augusta Gardenia Sydney, August 2006	Gardenia thunbergia Forest Gardenia Sydney, November 2008	Gynochthodes jasminoides Sweet Morinda Fraser Coast, Qld Photo: courtesy of Scott Gavins	Ixora coccinea Jungle Flame Sydney, August 2006
Knoxia sumatrensis Onion Bush Darwin, March 2014 Photos: courtesy of Craig Nieminski	Manettia bicolour Firecracker Plant Wyee, October 2008	Morinda citrifolia Noni Magnetic Island, June 2008 Photos: courtesy of Donald Simpson	Mussaenda philippica Bangkok Rose Bundaberg, January 2007
Opercularia hispida Hairy Stinkweed Wonboyn, NSW Photo: courtesy of Paul Whitington	Pentas lanceolatum Star Flower Sydney, August 2006	Psychotria capensis Bird Bush Wyee, November 2007	Psychotria poliostemma White-fruited Psychotria Magnetic Island, Photos: courtesy of Donald Simpson

Randia fitzalani Australian Native Gardenia Magnetic Island, June 2008 Photos: courtesy of Donald Simpson

Rondeletia amoena Rondeletia Sydney, August 2006

Rothmannia globosa Tree Gardenia Wyee, March 2007

The caterpillars of some Australian Butterflies favour plant species in RUBIACEAE for their foodplant, including:

Hypochrysops apollo

Hypochrysops elgneri

Hypolimnas bolina

but caterpillars of many Australian moth species favour plants in RUBIACEAE for their foodplant, including:

Alucita pygmaea	Atelocentra chloraspis	Protonoceras eucosma	Arthroschista hilaralis	Parotis marginata	Oreta jaspidea	Amerila astreus
Ardices glatignyi	Lacera noctilio	Eporectis tephropis	Achaea janata	Ericeia subsignata	Euproctis aliena	Orgyia anartoides
Euproctis arrogans	Cotana serranotata	Ectropis bhurmitra	Ectropis excursaria	Hyposidra talaca	Idiochlora celataria	Scotocyma albinotata
Antitrygodes parvimacula	Somatina rufifascia	Chalcocelis albiguttatus	Parasa lepida	Periopta diversa	Tiracola plagiata	Hyalarcta huebneri
Dappula tertius	Coscinocera hercules	Syntherata janetta	Macroglossum alcedo	Cizara ardeniae	Cephonodes australis	Hippotion brennus
Hippotion celerio	Macroglossum corythus	Cephonodes cunninghami	Macroglossum dohertyi	Gnathothlibus eras	Macroglossum errans	Macroglossum heliophila
Cephonodes janus	Cephonodes kingii	Theretra latreillii	Macroglossum micacea	Daphnis moorei	Macroglossum nubilum	Theretra oldenlandiae
Macroglossum papuanum	Macroglossum prometheus	Daphnis protrudens	Macroglossum rectans	Hippotion rosetta	Hippotion scrofa	Macroglossum tenebrosa

Zacria vojtechi

Homona spargotis

Balantiucha decorata