Tabernaemontana coffeoides
| Tabernaemontana coffeoides | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Tabernaemontana |
| Species: | T. coffeoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Tabernaemontana coffeoides | |
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Tabernaemontana coffeoides grows as a shrub or small tree up to 10 metres (33 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 20 centimetres (8 in). Its fragrant flowers feature white corolla lobes. Its habitat is on dunes or on rocks in dry forest, bush or savanna from sea level to 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) altitude. Local medicinal uses include for weight loss and to combat fatigue.[2] Tabernaemontana coffeoides is native to Seychelles, the Comoros and Madagascar.[1][2] It is also rich in pharmacologically interesting indole alkaloids.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 "Tabernaemontana coffeoides". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- 1 2 Medicinal Plants. PROTA. 2008. pp. 587&ndash, 589. ISBN 978-9-05782-204-9.
- ↑ Useful Tropical Plants Database
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