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| About 100-110 species; see text |
Tabernaemontana is a genus of 100-110 species of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, with a pan-tropical distribution. They are shrubs and small trees growing to 1-15 m tall. The leaves are evergreen, opposite, 3-25 cm long, with milky sap. The flowers are fragrant, white, 1-5 cm diameter.
Some members of the genus Tabernaemontana are used as additives to some versions of the psychedelic drink Ayahuasca.[1]
Ervatamia is one of the many synonyms for the genus.
- Selected species
- Tabernaemontana africana. Africa.
- Tabernaemontana alba (White Milkwood). Central America.
- Tabernaemontana amygdalifolia. Southern Mexico, Central America, northern South America.
- Tabernaemontana bovina. Southern China to Thailand.
- Tabernaemontana bufalina. Southern China to Thailand.
- Tabernaemontana calcarea. Madagascar.
- Tabernaemontana capuronii. Madagascar.
- Tabernaemontana catharinensis. Western South America.
- Tabernaemontana ciliata. Madagascar.
- Tabernaemontana citrifolia (Milkwood). Caribbean.
- Tabernaemontana coffeoides. Madagascar.
- Tabernaemontana corymbosa. Southeast Asia.
- Tabernaemontana crassa. Madagascar.
- Tabernaemontana crassifolia. Madagascar.
- Tabernaemontana cymosa. Western South America.
- Tabernaemontana debrayi. Madagascar.
- Tabernaemontana divaricata (Nero's Crown or Pinwheel Flower). Northern India to Thailand.
- Tabernaemontana elegans (Toad Tree). South Africa north to Somalia.
- Tabernaemontana eusepala. Madagascar.
- Tabernaemontana eusepaloides. Madagascar.
- Tabernaemontana heyneana. India.
- Tabernaemontana humblotii. Madagascar.
- Tabernaemontana mocquerysii. Madagascar.
- Tabernaemontana pachysiphon. Tropical east Africa.
- Tabernaemontana pandacaqui. Southeast Asia, Australasia, western Pacific Ocean islands.
- Tabernaemontana phymata. Madagascar.
- Tabernaemontana retusa. Madagascar.
- Tabernaemontana rostrata. Southeast Asia.
- Tabernaemontana sambiranensis. Madagascar.
- Tabernaemontana sananho. Northern South America.
- Tabernaemontana sessilifolia. Madagascar.
- Tabernaemontana siphilitica. Northern South America.
- Tabernaemontana stellata. Madagascar.
- Tabernaemontana ventricosa (Forest Toad Tree). Cameroon, South Africa.
Cultivation
The cultivar T. divaricata 'Plena', with doubled-petaled flowers, is a popular houseplant.