Tabernaemontana crassa

Tabernaemontana crassa
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. crassa
Binomial name
Tabernaemontana crassa Benth. [2]
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.

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]

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. "Tabernaemontana crassa". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 7 August 2017.
3. Medicinal Plants. PROTA. 2008. pp. 589–592. ISBN   978-9-05782-204-9.

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