Gardenia family
RUBIACEAE in Australia
ASTERIDAE

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

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Coffea arabica Arabica Coffee Wyee, June 2008	Coffea canephora Robust Coffee Specimen: courtesy of New Italy, Woodburn, May 2007	Coprosma repens Mirror Bush Sydney, October 2006	Gardenia augusta Gardenia Sydney, August 2006
Gardenia thunbergia Forest Gardenia Sydney, November 2008	Ixora coccinea Jungle Flame Sydney, August 2006	Manettia bicolour Firecracker Plant Wyee, October 2008	Morinda citrifolia Noni Magnetic Island, June 2008 Photos: courtesy of Donald Simpson
Morinda jasminoides Sweet Morinda Wyee, October 2008	Mussaenda philippica Bangkok Rose Bundaberg, January 2007	Pentas lanceolatum Star Flower Sydney, August 2006	Psychotria capensis Bird Bush Wyee, November 2007

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

Some caterpillars of Australian Butterflies and Moths favour species in RUBIACEAE for their foodplant, including:

Hypochrysops apollo	Balantiucha decorata	Idiochlora celataria	Scotocyma albinotata	Arthroschista hilaralis
Macroglossum corythus	Macroglossum insipida	Macroglossum heliophila	Macroglossum hirundo	Daphnis hypothous

Cizara ardeniae

Cephonodes picus

Cephonodes hylas

Cephonodes kingii