Tabernaemontana persicariifolia

Tabernaemontana persicariifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Tabernaemontana
Species: T. persicariifolia
Binomial name
Tabernaemontana persicariifolia
Jacq.

Tabernaemontana persicariifolia is a species of plant in the Apocynaceae family. It is found in Mauritius and Réunion in the Indian Ocean.[1] The species is listed as endangered.[2]

The epithet "persicariifolia" is sometimes spelled "persicariaefolia." This is a misspelling to be corrected according to the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants, article 60.8.[3]

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