Tabernaemontana macrocarpa
| Tabernaemontana macrocarpa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Tabernaemontana |
| Species: | T. macrocarpa |
| Binomial name | |
| Tabernaemontana macrocarpa Jack | |
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Tabernaemontana macrocarpa grows as a shrub or tree up to 30 metres (100 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 50 centimetres (20 in). The bark is yellowish brown, brown, grey-brown or grey. Its fragrant flowers feature combinations of cream, white and orange corolla lobes. Fruit is orange, with paired follicles, each up to 16 centimetres (6 in) in diameter. The specific epithet macrocarpa is from the Greek meaning "with large fruit". Habitat is forests from sea-level to 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) altitude. T. macrocarpa has been used as arrow poison. The plant is found in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei and the Philippines.[2]
References
- ↑ "Tabernaemontana macrocarpa". The Plant List. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ↑ Middleton, David J. (September 2004). "Tabernaemontana macrocarpa Jack" (PDF). In Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K. Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). 5. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 54–55, 57. ISBN 983-2181-59-3. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
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