Tabernaemontana crassa

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Tabernaemontana crassa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Tabernaemontana
Species:
T. crassa
Binomial name
Tabernaemontana crassa
Synonyms [2]
List
  • Conopharyngia crassa(Benth.) Stapf
  • Conopharyngia durissima(Stapf) Stapf
  • Conopharyngia gentilii De Wild. De Wild.
  • Conopharyngia jollyanaStapf
  • Conopharyngia smithii(Stapf) Stapf
  • Conopharyngia thonneri(T.Durand & De Wild. ex Stapf) Stapf
  • Gabunia dorotheae Wernham
  • Gabunia gentiliiDe Wild.
  • Sarcopharyngia crassa(Benth.) Boiteau
  • Sarcopharyngia gentilii(De Wild.) Boiteau
  • Tabernaemontana durissimaStapf
  • Tabernaemontana jollyana Pierre ex Stapf
  • Tabernaemontana smithiiStapf
  • Tabernaemontana thonneriT.Durand & De Wild. ex Stapf

Tabernaemontana crassa is a plant in the dogbane family Apocynaceae, native to tropical Africa.

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Description

Tabernaemontana crassa grows as a shrub or small tree up to 15 metres (50 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 30 cm (12 in). Its fragrant flowers feature white to pale yellow corolla lobes. [3]

Distribution and habitat

Tabernaemontana crassa is native to an area of tropical Africa from Sierra Leone east and south to Angola. [2] Its habitat is forests or on coastlines from sea level to 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) altitude. [3]

Uses

Tabernaemontana crassa is used in local traditional medicine as an anaesthetic, as a haemostatic, as an anthelmintic and in the treatment of rheumatism, kidney problems, rickets and conjunctivitis. It has also been used as arrow poison. [3]

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References

  1. Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2018). "Tabernaemontana crassa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T136110032A136110034. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T136110032A136110034.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Tabernaemontana crassa". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 Medicinal Plants. PROTA. 2008. pp. 589–592. ISBN   978-9-05782-204-9.