Tabernaemontana laurifolia

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Tabernaemontana laurifolia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Tabernaemontana
Species:
T. laurifolia
Binomial name
Tabernaemontana laurifolia
L.
Synonyms
  • Taberna laurinaMiers
  • Tabernaemontana frutescensMiers

Tabernaemontana laurifolia is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae. [1] It is found in the Cayman Islands and Jamaica.

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<i>Passiflora nitida</i>

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Apparicine

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References

  1. Tabernaemontana laurifolia at www.theplantlist.org.