Tabernaemontana pandacaqui, known as windmill bush and banana bush,[5] is a species of plant in the dogbane family Apocynaceae.
Tabernaemontana pandacaqui | |
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1880 illustration[1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Genus: | Tabernaemontana |
Species: | T. pandacaqui
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Binomial name | |
Tabernaemontana pandacaqui | |
Synonyms[4] | |
92 synonyms
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Description
editTabernaemontana pandacaqui grows as a shrub or tree up to 14 m (50 ft) tall. Its flowers feature white or pale yellow corolla lobes. The fruit is orange, red or yellow with paired follicles, each up to 7 cm (3 in) in diameter.[6]
Distribution and habitat
editTabernaemontana pandacaqui is native to China, Taiwan, Thailand, Malesia, Papua New Guinea, Australia and many Pacific islands.[7] Plants in the Mariana islands of Guam and Rota are now considered to be a separate species, Tabernaemontana rotensis.[8][better source needed] It is found in a wide variety of habitats, particularly in drier areas.[6] The species is also reportedly naturalized in the Windward Islands, Trinidad and Tobago and Panama.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 1880 illustration from Francisco Manuel Blanco (O.S.A.) - Flora de Filipinas, Gran edicion
- ^ Yu, S.-X.; Qin, h.; Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Tabernaemontana pandacaqui". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T147622277A147622279. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T147622277A147622279.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Tabernaemontana pandacaqui". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
- ^ "Tabernaemontana pandacaqui Poir". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ F.A. Zich; B.P.M Hyland; T. Whiffen; R.A. Kerrigan (2020). "Tabernaemontana pandacaqui". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants, Edition 8. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ a b Middleton, David J. (September 2004). "Tabernaemontana pandacaqui Lam." (PDF). In Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K. (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). Vol. 5. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 57–58. ISBN 983-2181-59-3. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ^ a b "Tabernaemontana pandacaqui". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ Shishido, Caitlin; Weisenberger, Lauren; Laut, Megan (2020). Tabernaemontana rotensis (no common name): 5-Year Review: Summary and Evaluation (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaiʻi: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office. pp. 10, 23.