Tabernaemontana oppositifolia

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Tabernaemontana oppositifolia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Tabernaemontana
Species:
T. oppositifolia
Binomial name
Tabernaemontana oppositifolia
(Spreng.) Urb.

Tabernaemontana oppositifolia is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is endemic to Puerto Rico.

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References

  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Tabernaemontana oppositifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1998: e.T35319A9926187. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T35319A9926187.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.