Tabernaemontana pandacaqui

Tabernaemontana pandacaqui
1880 illustration [1]
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Genus:	Tabernaemontana
Species:	T. pandacaqui
Binomial name
Tabernaemontana pandacaqui Lam. [3]
Synonyms [4]
92 synonyms Ervatamia pandacaqui(Poir.) Pichon Pagiantha pandacaqui(Poir.) Markgr. Alstonia pacifica(Seem.) A.C.Sm. Anartia recurvaMiers Ervatamia angustisepala(Benth.) Domin Ervatamia benthamianaDomin Ervatamia biflora(Elmer) Pichon Ervatamia brachybotrys(Merr.) Pichon Ervatamia calcicolaKerr Ervatamia capsicoides(Merr.) Pichon Ervatamia cumingiana(A.DC.) Markgr. Ervatamia daemelianaDomin Ervatamia decaisnei(A.DC.) Markgr. Ervatamia ecarinata(Merr.) Pichon Ervatamia eriophoraMarkgr. Ervatamia floribunda(Blume) Pichon Ervatamia floribunda var. villosiusculaBakh.f. Ervatamia hexagona(Merr.) Pichon Ervatamia lifuanaBoiteau & L.Allorge Ervatamia linearifolia(Merr.) Markgr. Ervatamia makateaensisH.St.John Ervatamia merrillianaMarkgr. Ervatamia mindorensis(Merr.) Markgr. Ervatamia montensisS.Moore Ervatamia mucronata(Merr.) Markgr. Ervatamia obtusiusculaMarkgr. Ervatamia oligantha(Merr.) Pichon Ervatamia orientalis(R.Br.) Domin Ervatamia parvifloraMeijer Drees Ervatamia polygama(Blanco) Markgr. Ervatamia puberulaTsiang & P.T.Li Ervatamia pubescens(R.Br.) Domin Ervatamia pubescens var. barbatocalyx(Markgr.) Markgr. Ervatamia pubescens var. glaberrimaBakh.f. Ervatamia pubescens var. grandifloraDomin Ervatamia pubescens subvar. lancifolia(Markgr.) Markgr. Ervatamia pubescens var. punctulata(Warb.) Markgr. Ervatamia pubescens var. superbaDomin Ervatamia pubescens var. typicaDomin Ervatamia punctulata(Warb.) Markgr. Ervatamia punctulata var. barbatocalyxMarkgr. Ervatamia punctulata subvar. lancifoliaMarkgr. Ervatamia rotensisKaneh. Ervatamia subglobosa(Merr.) Pichon Pagiantha oligantha(Merr.) Markgr. Pagiantha subglobosa(Merr.) Markgr. Rejoua pacifica(Seem.) Markgr. Tabernaemontana arborescensPerr. Tabernaemontana bifloraElmer Tabernaemontana brachybotrysMerr. Tabernaemontana capsicoidesMerr. Tabernaemontana caudataMerr. Tabernaemontana cernifloraZipp. ex Span. Tabernaemontana citrifoliaG.Forst. Tabernaemontana congestifloraElmer Tabernaemontana cumingianaA.DC. Tabernaemontana decaisneiA.DC. Tabernaemontana decaisnei var. petiolataA.DC. Tabernaemontana diclinisK.Schum. & Lauterb. Tabernaemontana ebracteataR.Br. Tabernaemontana ecarinataMerr. Tabernaemontana floribundaBlume Tabernaemontana guangdongensisP.T.Li Tabernaemontana hexagonaMerr. Tabernaemontana indicaPoir. Tabernaemontana laurifoliaBlanco Tabernaemontana laxifloraTeijsm. & Binn. Tabernaemontana linearifoliaMerr. Tabernaemontana mindanaensisMerr. Tabernaemontana mindorensisMerr. Tabernaemontana mollisHook. & Arn. Tabernaemontana mucronataMerr. Tabernaemontana multifloraSm. Tabernaemontana oliganthaMerr. Tabernaemontana orientalisR.Br. Tabernaemontana orientalis var. angustifoliaBenth. Tabernaemontana orientalis var. angustisepalaBenth. Tabernaemontana orientalis var. grandifoliaValeton Tabernaemontana pacificaSeem. Tabernaemontana parvifloraDecne. Tabernaemontana polygamaBlanco Tabernaemontana puberulaMerr. Tabernaemontana pubescensR.Br. Tabernaemontana pubescensTeijsm. & Binn. Tabernaemontana punctulataWarb. Tabernaemontana riedelianaMiq. Tabernaemontana rotensis(Kaneh.) B.C.Stone Tabernaemontana semperflorensPerr. Tabernaemontana subglobosaMerr. Tabernaemontana thailandensisP.T.Li Tabernaemontana vitiensisSeem. Benkara pandacaki(J.F.Gmel.) M.R.Almeida Gardenia pandacakiJ.F.Gmel.

Tabernaemontana pandacaqui, known as windmill bush and banana bush, ^[5] is a species of plant in the dogbane family Apocynaceae.

Description

Tabernaemontana pandacaqui grows as a shrub or tree up to 14 m (50 ft) tall. Its flowers feature white or pale yellow corolla lobes. The fruit is orange, red or yellow with paired follicles, each up to 7 cm (3 in) in diameter. ^[6]

Distribution and habitat

Tabernaemontana pandacaqui is native to China, Taiwan, Thailand, Malesia, Papua New Guinea, Australia and many Pacific islands. ^[7] Plants in the Mariana islands of Guam and Rota are now considered to be a separate species, Tabernaemontana rotensis. ^{[8] [ better source needed ]} It is found in a wide variety of habitats, particularly in drier areas. ^[6] The species is also reportedly naturalized in the Windward Islands, Trinidad and Tobago and Panama. ^[7]

See also

List of endemic plants in the Mariana Islands

References

1. 1880 illustration from Francisco Manuel Blanco (O.S.A.) - Flora de Filipinas, Gran edicion
2. Yu, S.-X.; Qin, h.; Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Tabernaemontana pandacaqui". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T147622277A147622279. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T147622277A147622279.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
3. "Tabernaemontana pandacaqui". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
4. "Tabernaemontana pandacaqui Poir". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
5. F.A. Zich; B.P.M Hyland; T. Whiffen; R.A. Kerrigan (2020). "Tabernaemontana pandacaqui". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants, Edition 8. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). Retrieved 15 March 2021.
6. Middleton, David J. (September 2004). "Tabernaemontana pandacaqui Lam." (PDF). In Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K. (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). Vol. 5. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 57–58. ISBN   983-2181-59-3 . Retrieved 5 August 2013.
7. "Tabernaemontana pandacaqui". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 10 March 2017.
8. Shishido, Caitlin; Weisenberger, Lauren; Laut, Megan (2020). Tabernaemontana rotensis (no common name): 5-Year Review: Summary and Evaluation (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaiʻi: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office. pp. 10, 23.