Mitriostigmaaxillare Hochst. (1842, p. 235-236)

Lectotype (designated here): South Africa, Kwazulu Natal Province, Port Natal (=Durban), Krauss 144 (holotype: B $, lectotype: K000419875 in K, isolectotypes: BM, BOL, K, TCD) .

Taxonomic synonym: Gardenia citriodora Hook. (1857, Table 4987).

Lectotype (designated here): South Africa, Kwazulu Natal Province, Port Natal (=Durban), Gueinzius, s. n. (lectotype: K000419871 in K, isolectotypes: K, TCD) .

Distribution

Zanzibar -Inhambane regional mosaic and Tongaland - Pondoland regional mosaic: Mozambique to northeast Cape Province (Fig. 4).

Additional specimens examined

Mozambique Cabo Delgado Province: Palma District, andados 4 km do Cabo Delgado para palma, Torre and Paiva 12113 (LISC) . Inhambane Province: Inhambane, Sim 20871 (K, LISC photo, PRE) .

South Africa Kwazulu-Natal Province: ‘‘ Natal ’’, Gerrard 383 (K); ibid., Sutherland s. n. (K) ; Dukuduku forest, Forest Dept 12 (K) ; St. Lucia Bay, Evans 3613 (K); Umzumkulu (?= Umzimkulu), Bisset s. n. (K) ; Inanda, 3 miles north of Umhlanga Rocks, Moll 2994 (K); St Lucia Estuary, Pooley 1730 (K); Umzinto, along road Undoni park, Strey 5972 (K) ; Durban, Marloth 4186 (K); St Lucia, Lansdell 14 (K); Mapelane (=Maphelane), du Toit 1266 (K); Stanger, Hawaan forest, northwest of Umhlanga Rocks, du Toit 1309 (K) ; Port Shepstone district, Port Edward, Strey 4924 (K) .

Eastern Cape Province: Port St Johns, Manteku, Dakane location, Strey 10202 (K) ; Port Saint Johns, Theron 1577 (K); Lusikisiki, Umsikaba (river) mouth, Codd 9724 (K) ; near Lusikisiki, on the property of Magwa Tea Corporation, Egoso forest above Magwa falls, Balwkill et al. 1916 (K) ; Lusikisiki, Magwa falls, Strey 6721 (K) ; Port St Johns, Ntsubane forest, Strey 8597 (K) ; south bank Msikaba river, 1.5 miles from the coast, Pondoland, Miller 2588 (K) ; Ntsubane, Fraser falls vallee, Venter 858 (K) ; Msikaba river mouth, Venter 974 (K); Port St Johns district, Mount Thesiger, Balkwill et al. 1758 (K) .

Cultivated at NBGB: Robbrecht 841 (BR); Robbrecht 941 (BR); De Block 1408 (BR).