Tabernaemontana pachysiphon

Tabernaemontana pachysiphon
In National Botanical Garden of Seychelles
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Tabernaemontana
Species:
T. pachysiphon
Binomial name
Tabernaemontana pachysiphon
Synonyms[2]
  • Conopharyngia angolensis (Stapf) Stapf
  • Conopharyngia cumminsii Stapf
  • Conopharyngia holstii (K.Schum) Stapf
  • Conopharyngia pachysiphon (Stapf) Stapf
  • Sarcopharyngia angolensis (Stapf) L.Allorge
  • Tabernaemontana angolensis Stapf
  • Tabernaemontana holstii K.Schum
  • Voacanga dichotoma K.Schum

Tabernaemontana pachysiphon grows as a shrub or small tree up to 15 m (50 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 40 cm (16 in). Its fragrant flowers feature white to pale yellow corolla lobes. The fruit is green, almost spherical, up to 15 cm (6 in) in diameter. Its habitat is forests from sea level to 2,200 m (7,200 ft) altitude. Its numerous local medicinal uses include as a styptic, and as a treatment for headache, hypertension and to relieve cramps.[3] The species is native to tropical Africa.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Tabernaemontana pachysiphon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T146206475A146206477. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T146206475A146206477.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Tabernaemontana pachysiphon Stapf". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  3. 1 2 Medicinal Plants. PROTA. 2008. pp. 593–596. ISBN 978-9-05782-204-9.
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