Tabernaemontana

Petite Toad Tree ( Tabernaemontana elegans)

Tabernaemontana is a diverse, widespread in tropical genus of the family of the dogbane family ( Apocynaceae ).

Description

In Tabernaemontana species are small trees or shrubs that reach heights of growth of mostly 2-8 meters. They all lead a white milky sap.

The leaves are petiolate against permanent. The glossy dark green leaf blade is linear, ovate or elliptic with a smooth margin. Stipules absent.

Rarely the flowers are single, usually to many in axillary, zymösen inflorescences with bracts. The hermaphroditic, flowers are radial symmetry fünfzählig are usually small and fragrant. The five sepals are fused Roehrig; the sepals are much longer than the calyx tube upright. The five cream-colored petals are fused; the long narrow corolla tube is about flared from the center. The corolla lobes are much shorter than the corolla tube. The spreading corolla lobes are clearly rotated in one direction and overlap there. It's just a circle with five stamens present; the stamens are with each other but not adherent to the corolla tube, from which they do not protrude. Two carpels are fused into a superior ovaries.

The fruit contains one to 50 seeds. The seeds of some species have a red or orange fleshy aril; through this seed coat the fruits seem to be filled with an irregular pulp.

Systematics and occurrence

The genus Tabernaemontana was erected in 1753 by Carl Linnaeus in Species Plantarum, 1, pp. 210-211. The genus name honors the Tabernaemontana scholars and herbalist Jacob Theodor, who lived in the 16th century and is the Latinized name of his native town grew Bergzabern ( Tabernaemontanus ). Synonyms for Tabernaemontana L. are: Anacampta Miers, Miers Anartia, Bonafousia A.DC., Bonafousia guyanensis ( Müll. Arg ) Miers, Camerunia ( Pichon ) Boiteau, Capuronetta Markgr, Codonemma Miers, Conopharyngia G.Don, Conopharyngia sect.. Sarcopharyngia Stapf, Domkeocarpa Markgr. , Ervatamia ( DC.) Stapf, Gabunia Schum. ex Stapf, Hazunta Pichon, Leptopharyngia Boiteau, Merizadenia Miers, Muntafara Pichon, Ochronerium Baill. , Oistanthera Markgr. , Pagiantha Markgr. , Pandaca Noronha ex Thouars, Pandacastrum Pichon, Peschiera A.DC., Phrissocarpus Miers, Protogabunia Boiteau, Pterotaberna Stapf, Quadricasaea Woodson, Rejoua Gaudich. , Sarcopharyngia ( Stapf ) Boiteau, Steno brines ( Müll. Arg ) Markgr. , Taberna Miers, Tabernaemontana sect. Ervatamia DC ..

The genus Tabernaemontana is widespread in tropical and subtropical regions around the world ( Africa, Asia, North and South America, Oceania ). It is usually to residents of the rainforests.

There are 100 to 110 Tabernaemontana species. Examples of species of the genus are:

  • Tabernaemontana africana: Africa.
  • Tabernaemontana alba: America.
  • Tabernaemontana amygdalifolia: Southern Mexico, Central America, northern South America.
  • Tabernaemontana bovina: Southern China to Thailand.
  • Tabernaemontana Bufalina: Southern China to Thailand.
  • Tabernaemontana calcarea: Madagascar.
  • Tabernaemontana capuronii: Madagascar.
  • Tabernaemontana catharinensis: Western South America.
  • Tabernaemontana ciliata: Madagascar.
  • Tabernaemontana citrifolia: Caribbean.
  • Tabernaemontana coffeoides: Madagascar.
  • Tabernaemontana corymbosa: Southeast Asia.
  • Tabernaemontana crassa: Madagascar.
  • Tabernaemontana crassifolia: Madagascar.
  • Tabernaemontana cymosa: Western South America.
  • Tabernaemontana debrayi: Madagascar.
  • Tabernaemontana divaricata: ( Schmetterlingsgardenie ) northern India to Thailand.
  • Petite Toad Tree ( Tabernaemontana elegans): South Africa to northern Somalia.
  • Tabernaemontana eusepala: Madagascar.
  • Tabernaemontana eusepaloides: Madagascar.
  • Tabernaemontana heyneana: India.
  • Tabernaemontana humblotii: Madagascar.
  • Tabernaemontana mocquerysii: Madagascar.
  • Tabernaemontana orientalis ( Iodstrauch, Australian Bitter bark): Australia.
  • Tabernaemontana pachysiphon: East Africa.
  • Tabernaemontana pandacaqui: Southeast Asia, Australasia, Western Pacific Ocean.
  • Tabernaemontana Phymata: Madagascar.
  • Tabernaemontana retusa: Madagascar.
  • Tabernaemontana rostrata: Southeast Asia.
  • Tabernaemontana sambiranensis: Madagascar.
  • Tabernaemontana sananho: northern South America.
  • Tabernaemontana sessilifolia: Madagascar.
  • Tabernaemontana siphilitica: northern South America.
  • Tabernaemontana stellata: Madagascar.
  • Tabernaemontana ventricosa (forest tree toads ): South Africa.

Swell

  • S. Hamilton - Brown: description in the Western Australian Flora, 2008 (English ).
  • Flora of China - Tabernaemontana.
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