Tabernaemontana palustris

Tabernaemontana palustris
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. palustris
Binomial name
Tabernaemontana palustris Markgr.
Synonyms [2]
Homotypic Synonyms Anacampta palustris(Markgr.) Markgr. Bonafousia palustris(Markgr.) Boiteau & L.Allorge Heterotypic Synonyms Bonafousia rimulosa(Woodson) Boiteau & L.Allorge Tabernaemontana rimulosaWoodson Ruiz & Pav. Tabernaemontana tenuisMonach.

Tabernaemontana palustris is a tropical flowering plant species in the family Apocynaceae. ^{[2] [3]} It is native to Northern Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela.

The species epithet palustris is Latin for "of the marsh" and indicates its common habitat. ^[4]

In parts of the Peruvian Amazon, it is used medicinally to treat rheumatism, fever, and wounds; it may also be used as a purgative. ^[5]

See also

• Tabernaemontana sananho

References

1. Beech, E. (2024). "Tabernaemontana palustris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2024 e.T250449201A250449203. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T250449201A250449203.en .{{cite iucn}}: uses deprecated |page= identifier (help)
2. "Tabernaemontana palustris Markgr". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved December 26, 2025.
3. "Tabernaemontana palustris Markgr". Catalogue of Life . Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved December 26, 2025.
4. Archibald William Smith A Gardener's Handbook of Plant Names: Their Meanings and Origins , p. 258, at Google Books
5. Duke, Alan James; Vasquez Martinez, Rodolfo (1994). Amazonian Ethnobotanical Dictionary. Boca Raton: CRC Press. p. 164. ISBN   0-8493-3664-3 . Retrieved 31 May 2014.

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