Tabernaemontana alternifolia L.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Tabernaemontana

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Leukemia, lymphoid (bark), Scabies (bark), Skin diseases (bark), Wounds and injuries (bark), Corneal diseases (flower), Contraceptive agents (fruit), Cough (fruit), Furunculosis (fruit), Antineoplastic agents (leaf), Cholinergic antagonists (leaf), Fever (leaf), Headache (leaf), Histamine antagonists (leaf), Mumps (leaf), Skin diseases (leaf), Snake bites (leaf), Wounds and injuries (leaf), Abortifacient agents (plant exudate), Eye diseases (plant exudate), Eye injuries (plant exudate), Eye pain (plant exudate), Inflammation (plant exudate), Pain (plant exudate), Tonsillitis (plant exudate), Wounds and injuries (plant exudate), Analgesics (root), Anthelmintics (root), Antidotes (root), Antineoplastic agents (root), Aphrodisiacs (root), Astringents (root), Brain diseases (root), Cathartics (root), Corneal diseases (root), Cough (root), Endophthalmitis (root), Epilepsy (root), Estrogen receptor modulators (root), Exanthema (root), Furunculosis (root), Hematologic diseases (root), Liver diseases (root), Menstruation-inducing agents (root), Muscle weakness (root), Paralysis (root), Scorpion stings (root), Snake bites (root), Splenic diseases (root), Toothache (root), Vomiting (root), Antineoplastic agents (stem), Central nervous system diseases (unspecified), Estrogen receptor modulators (unspecified), Eye diseases (unspecified), Leukemia, lymphoid (unspecified), Leukemia, lymphoid (wood), Cooling effect on body (wood)
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Cultivation

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Images

Fruit

Tabernaemontana alternifolia fruit picture by Rao Ashwathanarayana (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Tabernaemontana alternifolia world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, Indonesia, India, Malaysia, Philippines, and Viet Nam

Conservation status

Tabernaemontana alternifolia threat status: Near Threatened

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:81992-1
WFO ID wfo-0000319706
COL ID 549PL
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Pagiantha crispa Tabernaemontana crispa Tabernaemontana intercedens Tabernaemontana oblonga Pagiantha heyneana Tabernaemontana heyneana Ervatamia alternifolia Ervatamia heyneana Tabernaemontana alternifolia