White gardenia (Gardenia thunbergii) fruits Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden Cape Town Western Cape South Africa

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"The fruits are hard and woody, and heavily fibrous inside, and where not being browsed by large antelope, can remain on the bush for years. Each fruit is egg-shaped, greyish green, 50-75 x 35 mm, when mature roughly dotted with whitish status: Rare in the Cape; Not Threatened in KwaZulu-Natal; Insufficiently Known in Swaziland; Global Status: Not Threatened" Help with ID: Ernst van Jaarsveld, Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens

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Location: Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden Rhodes Drive Newlands Cape Town Western Cape South Africa
Photo credit: © Krystyna Szulecka / Alamy / Afripics
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