Tabernaemontana crassa

Tabernaemontana crassa is a plant in the dogbane family Apocynaceae, native to tropical Africa.

Tabernaemontana crassa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Tabernaemontana
Species:
T. crassa
Binomial name
Tabernaemontana crassa
Synonyms[2]
List
  • Conopharyngia crassa (Benth.) Stapf
  • Conopharyngia durissima (Stapf) Stapf
  • Conopharyngia gentilii De Wild. De Wild.
  • Conopharyngia jollyana Stapf
  • Conopharyngia smithii (Stapf) Stapf
  • Conopharyngia thonneri (T.Durand & De Wild. ex Stapf) Stapf
  • Gabunia dorotheae Wernham
  • Gabunia gentilii De Wild.
  • Sarcopharyngia crassa (Benth.) Boiteau
  • Sarcopharyngia gentilii (De Wild.) Boiteau
  • Tabernaemontana durissima Stapf
  • Tabernaemontana jollyana Pierre ex Stapf
  • Tabernaemontana smithii Stapf
  • Tabernaemontana thonneri T.Durand & De Wild. ex Stapf

Description

Tabernaemontana crassa grows as a shrub or small tree up to 15 metres (50 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 30 cm (12 in). Its fragrant flowers feature white to pale yellow corolla lobes.[3]

Distribution and habitat

Tabernaemontana crassa is native to an area of tropical Africa from Sierra Leone east and south to Angola.[2] Its habitat is forests or on coastlines from sea level to 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) altitude.[3]

Uses

Tabernaemontana crassa is used in local traditional medicine as an anaesthetic, as a haemostatic, as an anthelmintic and in the treatment of rheumatism, kidney problems, rickets and conjunctivitis. It has also been used as arrow poison.[3]

References
  1. Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2018). "Tabernaemontana crassa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T136110032A136110034. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T136110032A136110034.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. "Tabernaemontana crassa". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  3. Medicinal Plants. PROTA. 2008. pp. 589–592. ISBN 978-9-05782-204-9.


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