Tabernaemontana pauciflora
| Tabernaemontana pauciflora | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Tabernaemontana |
| Species: | T. pauciflora |
| Binomial name | |
| Tabernaemontana pauciflora Blume | |
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Tabernaemontana pauciflora grows as a shrub or small tree up to 6 metres (20 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 10 centimetres (4 in). The bark is pale grey to grey-brown. Inflorescences bear up to 15 flowers. The fragrant flowers feature white, sometimes yellow-throated, corolla lobes. Fruit is orange or yellow with paired follicles, up to 6 centimetres (2 in) in diameter. The specific epithet pauciflora is from the Latin meaning "few-flowered". T. pauciflora is found in Burma, Thailand, Cambodia (where it is called mtes prey ម្ទេសព្រៃ or mtes kal ម្ទេសកល្ប),[2] Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Brunei.[3]
References
- ↑ "Tabernaemontana pauciflora". The Plant List. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ↑ Mathieu LETI, HUL Sovanmoly, Jean-Gabriel FOUCHÉ, CHENG Sun Kaing & Bruno DAVID, Flore photographique du Cambodge, Toulouse, Éditions Privat, 2013, p. 98.
- ↑ Middleton, David J. (September 2004). "Tabernaemontana pauciflora Blume" (PDF). In Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K. Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions) 5. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 56, 58. ISBN 983-2181-59-3. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
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