Tabernaemontana macrocalyx Müll.Arg.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Tabernaemontana

Characteristics

A shrub. It grows 2 m tall. The bark is green. The stems have 3 ribs when young. The leaves are narrowly oval and 20-25 cm long by 5 cm wide. The upper surface is green-brown and underneath they are whitish and velvety. The flowering shoots are erect and have 3-5 yellow flowers. The fruit are follicles they are yellow when ripe. They are 5 cm long by 1 cm wide. The seeds are brown.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 2.0
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Environment

Found in rainforest at elevations below 1,000 metres in Ecuador.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in open places.
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible fruits
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Images

Leaf

Tabernaemontana macrocalyx leaf picture by R. Tournebize (cc-by-sa)
Tabernaemontana macrocalyx leaf picture by R. Tournebize (cc-by-sa)
Tabernaemontana macrocalyx leaf picture by R. Tournebize (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Tabernaemontana macrocalyx world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Tabernaemontana macrocalyx threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:285812-2
WFO ID wfo-0000319961
COL ID 549WT
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 732638
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Synonyms

Peschiera multiflora Tabernaemontana inaequilateralis Tabernaemontana muelleriana Bonafousia macrocalyx Bonafousia muelleriana Odontadenia macrocalyx Quadricasaea caquetensis Quadricasaea inaequilateralis Tabernaemontana macrocalyx Bonafousia morettii Codonemma macrocalyx Anacampta muelleriana Codonemma calycinum Anacampta macrocalyx Tabernaemontana benthamiana