Objective:To compare the high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and infrared spectroscopy (IR) fingerprints of different fruit-shaped Gardenia jasminoides and analyze their differences. Method:The 48 batches of Gardeniae Fructus samples were processed to establish HPLC and IR fingerprints

and then the similarity evaluation and principal components cluster analysis were performed on Fujian

Henan

and Jiangxi six and seven edges Gardeniae Fructus samples. Result:HPLC fingerprints:22 common peaks were identified. The similarity was ranged from 0.789 to 0.896 among 6 edges Gardeniae Fructus in 48 samples

and 0.598 to 0.103 among seven edges Gardeniae Fructus. The similarity was low between six and seven edges Gardeniae Fructus in fruit shape

with great difference in components. In the principal components and cluster analysis

the six and seven edges Gardeniae Fructus were divided into two categories:Fujian six edges and Henan six edges Gardeniae Fructus were classified into one same category; Henan seven edges Gardeniae Fructus and Jiangxi seven edges Gardeniae Fructus were classified into one same category; the same fruit shape in different places was classified into one category. Infrared fingerprinting:In the cluster analysis

when the between-class distance was 1.35

Gardeniae Fructus samples were divided into 2 categories

six edges Gardeniae Fructus and seven edges Gardeniae Fructus; when the between-class distance was 0.875

Fujian 6edges Gardeniae Fructus and Henan six edges Gardeniae Fructus were classified into one category;when the between-class distance was 0.756

Henan seven edges Gardeniae Fructus and Jiangxi seven edges Gardeniae Fructus were classified into one category. Conclusion:This study shows that the contained components are obviously different in different fruit shaped Gardeniae Fructus

and the fingerprinting analysis can be used to evaluate different fruit shaped Gardeniae Fructus materials

providing reference for the clinical application of different fruit shaped Gardeniae Fructus in traditional Chinese medicine.