Tabernaemontana ventricosa
Tabernaemontana ventricosa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Genus: | Tabernaemontana |
Species: | T. ventricosa |
Binomial name | |
Tabernaemontana ventricosa Hochst. ex A.DC. | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Tabernaemontana ventricosa grows as a shrub or small tree up to 15 metres (49 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 30 centimetres (12 in). Its fragrant flowers feature white with pale yellow corolla lobes. Fruit is dark green, with 2 ellipsoids, up to 10 centimetres (3.9 in) in diameter. Vernacular names for the plant include "forest toad tree". Habitat is forests from sea-level to 1,850 metres (6,070 ft) altitude. Local medicinal uses include the treatment of wounds, fever and hypertension.[2] The plant is native to Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and South Africa.[2][3][4]
References
- ↑ "Tabernaemontana ventricosa". The Plant List. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- 1 2 Medicinal Plants. PROTA. 2008. pp. 597–598. ISBN 978-9-05782-204-9.
- ↑ "Tabernaemontana ventricosa". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ↑ "Tabernaemontana ventricosa". Flora of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
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