Tabernaemontana alba

Tabernaemontana alba
On Bastimentos Island, Panama
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Genus:	Tabernaemontana
Species:	T. alba
Binomial name
Tabernaemontana alba Mill. [2]
Synonyms [2]
Tabernaemontana amblyblastaS.F.Blake Tabernaemontana amblyocarpaUrb. Tabernaemontana chrysocarpaS.F.Blake Tabernaemontana martensiiPeyr. Tabernaemontana paisavelensisLoes. Tabernaemontana tuxtlensisSessé & Moc. Tabernaemontana umbellataSessé & Moc. Tabernaemontana veracrucensisSessé & Moc.

Tabernaemontana alba, the white milkwood, ^[3] is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is native to Central America, Mexico, Cuba, and Colombia. ^[2]

References

1. Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI); IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group; Luna Vega, I.; Valencia-Ávalos, S. & Meave, J.A. (2019). "Tabernaemontana alba". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T136792410A136792412. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T136792410A136792412.en . Retrieved 17 August 2025.
2. "Tabernaemontana alba Mill". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 17 August 2025.
3. NRCS. "Tabernaemontana alba". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 7 December 2015.