Tabernaemontana dichotoma Roxb. ex Wall.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Tabernaemontana

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree. It grows 8m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 8.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Montane forest and scrub, at elevations from 750-1,500 metres. Moist low country at elevations up to 600 metres in Sri Lanka.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses material medicinal poison wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use Cathartics (bark), Scorpion stings (bark), Central nervous system depressants (fruit), Cathartics (leaf), Cathartics (plant exudate), Toothache (plant exudate), Wounds and injuries (plant exudate), Scorpion stings (root), Cathartics (seed), Fertility agents (seed), Narcotics (seed), Anti-poisoning (seed), Premature ejaculation (seed), General tonic for rejuvenation (seed), Cathartic (unspecified), Narcotic (unspecified), Poison (unspecified), Purgative (unspecified), Anti-infective agents, local (whole plant), Astringents (whole plant), Bites and stings (whole plant), Carbuncle (whole plant), Furunculosis (whole plant), Rectal fistula (whole plant), Snake bites (whole plant), Toothache (whole plant), Ulcer (whole plant)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Tabernaemontana dichotoma unspecified picture

Distribution

Tabernaemontana dichotoma world distribution map, present in Sri Lanka

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60466169-2
WFO ID wfo-0000319826
COL ID 549SW
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Pagiantha dichotoma Tanghinia dichotoma Rejoua dichotoma Tabernaemontana dichotoma Ervatamia dichotoma Cerbera dichotoma Tabernaemontana dichotoma