Tabernaemontana hystrix Steud.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Tabernaemontana

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree. It grows 5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 5.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Broadleaved, semideciduous forest, where it is found mainly in open places and secondary forest formations, though it is also sometimes found in dense primary formations.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses charcoal medicinal wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
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

Habit

Tabernaemontana hystrix habit picture by JP Corrêa Carvalho (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Tabernaemontana hystrix leaf picture by JP Corrêa Carvalho (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Tabernaemontana hystrix fruit picture by JP Corrêa Carvalho (cc-by-sa)
Tabernaemontana hystrix fruit picture by JP Corrêa Carvalho (cc-by-sa)
Tabernaemontana hystrix fruit picture by JP Corrêa Carvalho (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Tabernaemontana hystrix world distribution map, present in Brazil

Conservation status

Tabernaemontana hystrix threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:82157-1
WFO ID wfo-0000319903
COL ID 549V6
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Peschiera fuchsiifolia Peschiera gaudichaudii Peschiera lundii Peschiera solandri Tabernaemontana bracteolaris Tabernaemontana lundii Peschiera gracillima Peschiera granulosa Peschiera hystrix Tabernaemontana collina Tabernaemontana fuchsiifolia Tabernaemontana hystrix Peschiera fuchsiaefolia Tabernaemontana echinata Tabernaemontana gracilis Tabernaemontana gaudichaudii Tabernaemontana gracillima