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Tabernaemontana
Sign in to saveTabernaemontana is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae. It has a pan-tropical distribution, found in Asia, Africa, Australia, North America, South America, and islands of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. These plants are evergreen shrubs and small trees growing to 1–15 m tall. The leaves are arranged in opposite pairs, 3–25 cm long, with milky sap; hence it is one of the diverse plant genera commonly called "milkwood". The flowers are fragrant, white, 1–5 cm in diameter.
Species
Crepe Jasmine
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderGentianales
- FamilyApocynaceae
General: ; in the future Tabernaemontana may be expanded to accommodate other
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 3,514
- With media
- 1,883
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Collections
- SDNHM, CICY, INECOL, ECOSUR, UCMP, CIIDIR-IPN
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico, Costa Rica, Philippines
Research
415 papers- Major Bioactive Alkaloids and Biological Activities of Tabernaemontana Species (Apocynaceae).Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021
- A non-hallucinogenic psychedelic analogue with therapeutic potential.Nature · 2021
- Anticariogenic potential of tabernaemontana divaricata.Indian journal of dental research : official publication of Indian Society for Dental Research · 2023
- Antimicrobial indole alkaloids from Tabernaemontana corymbosa.Chinese journal of natural medicines · 2023
- Tabernaemontana L. (Apocynaceae): a review of its taxonomy, phytochemistry, ethnobotany and pharmacology.Journal of ethnopharmacology · 1984
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Etymology
- Species
- Gallery
- See also
- References
Tabernaemontana is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae. It has a pan-tropical distribution, found in Asia, Africa, Australia, North America, South America, and islands of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. These plants are evergreen shrubs and small trees growing to 1–15 m tall. The leaves are arranged in opposite pairs, 3–25 cm long, with milky sap; hence it is one of the diverse plant genera commonly called "milkwood". The flowers are fragrant, white, 1–5 cm in diameter.
The cultivar T. divaricata cv. 'Plena', with doubled-petaled flowers, is a popular houseplant.
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