Tabernaemontana pachysiphon
In botanic garden, Mahé, Seychelles
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Tabernaemontana
Species:
T. pachysiphon
Binomial name
Tabernaemontana pachysiphon
Synonyms[2]
  • Conopharyngia angolensis (Stapf) Stapf
  • Conopharyngia cumminsii Stapf
  • Conopharyngia holstii (K.Schum) Stapf
  • Conopharyngia pachysiphon (Stapf) Stapf
  • Sarcopharyngia angolensis (Stapf) L.Allorge
  • Tabernaemontana angolensis Stapf
  • Tabernaemontana holstii K.Schum
  • Voacanga dichotoma K.Schum

Tabernaemontana pachysiphon grows as a shrub or small tree up to 15 metres (50 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 40 centimetres (16 in). Its fragrant flowers feature white to pale yellow corolla lobes. The fruit is green, almost spherical, up to 15 centimetres (6 in) in diameter. Its habitat is forests from sea level to 2,200 metres (7,200 ft) altitude. Its numerous local medicinal uses include as a styptic, and as a treatment for headache, hypertension and to relieve cramps.[3] The species is native to tropical Africa.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Tabernaemontana pachysiphon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T146206475A146206477. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T146206475A146206477.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Tabernaemontana pachysiphon". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  3. ^ a b Medicinal Plants. PROTA. 2008. pp. 593–596. ISBN 978-9-05782-204-9.


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