Tabernaemontana glabra

Tabernaemontana glabra
Fructification (in Veracruz, Mexico)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Tabernaemontana
Species:
T. glabra
Binomial name
Tabernaemontana glabra
(Benth.) A.O.Simões & M.E.Endress
Synonyms[2]
  • Stemmadenia glabra Benth.
  • Bignonia obovata Hook. & Arn. 1841, illegitimate homonym, not (Kunth) Spreng. 1825 nor Vell. 1829
  • Stemmadenia mollis Benth.
  • Stemmadenia pubescens Benth.
  • Stemmadenia obovata K.Schum.
  • Stemmadenia calycina Brandegee
  • Stemmadenia obovata var. mollis (Benth.) Woodson
  • Tabernaemontana odontadeniiflora A.O.Simões & M.E.Endress

Tabernaemontana glabra is an evergreen tree from the family Apocynaceae, native to Mexico, Central America, and northwestern South America (Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia).[1][2] It is similar to Tabernaemontana donnell-smithii, except that its leaves and flowers are larger and its fruit is smaller.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Condit, R. (2019). "Tabernaemontana glabra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T151960656A151960658. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T151960656A151960658.en. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Tabernaemontana glabra (Benth.) A.O.Simões & M.E.Endress". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  3. ^ Foster, M.S. & McDiarmid, R.M. (1983). Daniel H. Janzen (ed.). Costa Rican Natural History. University of Chicago Press.
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