Tabernaemontana macrocalyx

Tabernaemontana macrocalyx is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae.[1] It is found in northern South America.

Tabernaemontana macrocalyx
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Tabernaemontana
Species:
T. macrocalyx
Binomial name
Tabernaemontana macrocalyx
Müll.Arg.
Synonyms
  • Anacampta macrocalyx (Müll.Arg.) Markgr.
  • Anacampta muelleriana (Mart. ex Müll.Arg.) Markgr.
  • Bonafousia macrocalyx (Müll.Arg.) Boiteau & L.Allorge
  • Bonafousia morettii L.Allorge
  • Bonafousia muelleriana (Mart. ex Müll.Arg.) Boiteau & L.Allorge
  • Codonemma calycinum Miers
  • Codonemma macrocalyx (Müll.Arg.) Miers
  • Odontadenia macrocalyx (Müll.Arg.) Miers
  • Quadricasaea caquetensis Woodson
  • Quadricasaea inaequilateralis Woodson
  • Tabernaemontana benthamiana Müll.Arg.
  • Tabernaemontana inaequilateralis (Woodson) Pichon
  • Tabernaemontana muelleriana Mart. ex Müll.Arg.

The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.[2]

References
  1. Tabernaemontana macrocalyx at www.theplantlist.org.
  2. "Tabernaemontana macrocalyx - Useful Tropical Plants". tropical.theferns.info. Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. 2023-06-13. Retrieved 2023-06-13.


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