Tabernaemontana bufalina Lour.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Tabernaemontana

Characteristics

Shrubs or small trees 0.5-4 m tall, glabrous throughout. Petiole 1-8 mm; leaf blade elliptic or narrowly so, 4-17 X 1-6 cm, papery, apex acuminate; lateral veins 5-12 pairs. Cymes di-or trichotomous; bracts not scaly. Flower buds with an ovoid head, apex acute. Corolla white or yellow-white, tube 0.8-1.7 cm; lobes obliquely elliptic, mostly falcate, 5-15 X 3-10 mm. Stamens inserted at or above middle of corolla tube. Ovary glabrous. Follicles obliquely and narrowly ellipsoid, oblong, or very narrowly oblong, 2-12 X 0.5-1.5 cm, beak 1-2 cm. Fl. May-Aug, fr. Jul-Nov.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 2.25 - 4.0
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Boil (unspecified), Sore(Throat) (unspecified)
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Cultivation

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Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:82034-1
WFO ID wfo-0000319756
COL ID 549QW
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Tabernaemontana bufalina Tabernaemontana chengkiangensis Tabernaemontana jasminiflora Tabernaemontana luensis Tabernaemontana microphylla Tabernaemontana subcapitata Tabernaemontana celastroides Tabernaemontana ceratocarpa Tabernaemontana hainanensis Ervatamia ceratocarpa Ervatamia chengkiangensis Ervatamia celastroides Ervatamia laxiflora Ervatamia luensis Ervatamia subcapitata Ervatamia annamensis Ervatamia bufalina Ervatamia hainanensis Ervatamia microphylla Tabernaemontana annamensis Tabernaemontana pallida