Tahitian gardenia

The cross is suspended by another crown of Tahitian gardenia enameled in green and white.

Redolent of coconut and the tiare, a petite but potent Tahitian gardenia, it smells like nothing else on earth.

Moetua had spoken of the tiare maohi, the white, fragrant Tahitian gardenia.

Their servants then anointed them with monoi - coconut oil, perfumed with the petals of the Tahitian gardenia.

The name Tahitian Gardenia is somewhat a misnomer because it is neither native nor naturalised in Tahiti.

Like many of the women, Kaina Quenga, originally from Hawaii, wore a flower in her hair: a small white Tahitian gardenia over her left ear.

Gardenia taitensis (Tahitian Gardenia, Tiare māori).

Monoï oil is an infused perfume-oil made from soaking the petals of Tahitian gardenias (best known as Tiaré flowers) in a semi-wax coconut oil.

Gardenia taitensis (also called Tahitian Gardenia or Tiaré Flower) is a species of plant in the Rubiaceae family.

Hence the scientific name of Gardenia taitensis, and the English name of Tahitian Gardenia or Tiaré Flower.

Gardenia taitensis (also called Tahitian Gardenia or Tiare Flower); is the national flower of Tahiti, French Polynesia and the Cook Islands.

Nearby, Diamond Head Bed and Breakfast is awash in the fragrances of Tahitian gardenias and puakenikeni, at the end of a drive lined with estates discreetly hidden behind royal palms and pandanus trees.