Kingdom Plantae Family Apocynaceae Rank Species | Order Gentianales Genus Tabernaemontana | |
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Similar Tabernaemontana crassa, Tabernaemontana elegans, Tabernaemontana corymbosa, Tabernaemontana ventricosa, Tabernaemontana pandacaqui | ||
Tabernaemontana pachysiphon grows as a shrub or small tree up to 15 metres (49 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 40 centimetres (16 in). Its fragrant flowers feature white to pale yellow corolla lobes. Fruit is green, almost spherical, up to 15 centimetres (5.9 in) in diameter. Habitat is forests from sea-level to 2,200 metres (7,200 ft) altitude. Its numerous local medicinal uses include as a styptic, and as a treatment for headache, hypertension and to relieve cramps. The plant is native to Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania and Zambia.
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