Tabernaemontana bovina Lour.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Tabernaemontana

Characteristics

Shrubs or small trees 0.5-5 m tall, glabrous except for flowers. Petiole 2-8 mm; leaf blade deep green adaxially, pale green abaxially, elliptic or narrowly so, 3-21 X 1-6 cm, papery, apex caudate or acuminate; lateral veins 4-12 pairs. Cymes shorter than leaves. Flower buds with a globose head, rounded at apex. Corolla white, tube 1.2-2.8 cm; lobes obliquely elliptic, 0.5-1.5 cm, puberulent on both surfaces. Stamens inserted above middle of corolla tube. Ovary glabrous. Follicles oblong, 1.5-2.4 X 0.6-1 cm, apex mostly acuminate. Fl. May-Jun, fr. Aug-Dec.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 3.0 - 5.0
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Environment

Sparse montane forests at elevations from 200-1,000 metres in China.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Tabernaemontana bovina world distribution map, present in China, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Conservation status

Tabernaemontana bovina threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:82026-1
WFO ID wfo-0000319746
COL ID 549QM
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Tabernaemontana bonii Tabernaemontana officinalis Tabernaemontana nemoralis Tabernaemontana bovina Tabernaemontana dakgleiensis Tabernaemontana hoabinhensis Tabernaemontana longocuspidata Ervatamia daktoensis Ervatamia hoabinhensis Ervatamia lamdongensis Ervatamia nemoralis Ervatamia officinalis Ervatamia petelotii Tabernaemontana daktoensis Ervatamia bovina Ervatamia longocuspidata Ervatamia tonkinensis Ervatamia balansae Ervatamia bonii Ervatamia dakgleiensis Ervatamia pallida Tabernaemontana pallida Tabernaemontana balansae var. macrophylla Ervatamia balansae var. macrophylla Tabernaemontana balansae Tabernaemontana tonkinensis