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Gardenia pyriformis Benth.
Malara

Reference
Fl.Austral. 3:409 (1867)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tree or shrub, (0.3-)0.6-6 m high. Fl. white, Feb to May or Jul or Sep to Oct or Dec. Red sandy soils, sandstone. Sandplains & dunes, stony ridges, cliffs, scree slopes.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 21 September 1999

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Great Sandy Desert, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Berkeley, Fitzroy Trough, Hart, Keep, Mackay, McLarty, Mitchell, Pentecost, Pindanland, Purnululu.
IMCRA Regions
Canning, Kimberley.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Halls Creek, Wyndham-East Kimberley.