Tabernaemontana sananho Ruiz & Pav.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Tabernaemontana

Characteristics

A tree. It can grow 20 m tall. The fruit are 4-5 cm long by 3-4 cm wide. They are yellow. They are produced in clusters. The skin is thick and has 3 angled ridges. There are about 20 dark reddish brown seeds. The pulp is very sweet. The pulp is underneath the layer of pointed seeds. The fruit stalk has a white latex.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 7.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in the understorey in the forest. It grows in floodplains and uplands. It grows up to 2,000 m above sea level.
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Along the edges of the forest and amongst shrubs and small trees in areas of secondary growth, at elevations up to 630 metres.
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

The fruit pulp is eaten raw.
Uses medicinal wood
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Images

Tabernaemontana sananho unspecified picture

Distribution

Tabernaemontana sananho world distribution map, present in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Tabernaemontana sananho threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:82327-1
WFO ID wfo-0000320111
COL ID 7BD25
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 732640
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Merizadenia sananho Tabernaemontana sananho Bonafousia sananho Taberna poeppigii Tabernaemontana poeppigii