Tabernaemontana palustris

Tabernaemontana palustris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Tabernaemontana
Species: T. palustris
Binomial name
Tabernaemontana palustris
Markgr.
Synonyms[1]
  • Anacampta palustris (Markgr.) Markgr.
  • Bonafousia palustris (Markgr.) Boiteau & L.Allorge
  • Bonafousia rimulosa (Woodson) Boiteau & L.Allorge
  • Tabernaemontana rimulosa Woodson Ruiz & Pav.
  • Tabernaemontana tenuis Monach.

Tabernaemontana palustris is a tropical flowering plant species in the family Apocynaceae. It grows in the Amazon Basin of northern South America. In parts of the Peruvian Amazon, it is used medicinally to treat rheumatism, fever, and wounds; it may also be used as a purgative.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Tabernaemontana palustris Markgr". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  2. ↑ Duke, Alan James; Vasquez Martinez, Rodolfo (1994). Amazonian Ethnobotanical Dictionary. Boca Raton: CRC Press. p. 164. ISBN 0-8493-3664-3. Retrieved 31 May 2014.