Tabernaemontana crassa is a plant in the dogbane family Apocynaceae, native to tropical Africa.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Tabernaemontana |
| Species: | T. crassa
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Description
editTabernaemontana crassa grows as a shrub or small tree up to 15 metres (50 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 30 cm (12 in). Its fragrant flowers feature white to pale yellow corolla lobes.[3]
Distribution and habitat
editTabernaemontana crassa is native to an area of tropical Africa from Sierra Leone east and south to Angola.[2] Its habitat is forests or on coastlines from sea level to 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) altitude.[3]
Uses
editTabernaemontana crassa is used in local traditional medicine as an anaesthetic, as a haemostatic, as an anthelmintic and in the treatment of rheumatism, kidney problems, rickets and conjunctivitis. It has also been used as arrow poison.[3]
References
edit- ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2018). "Tabernaemontana crassa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T136110032A136110034. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T136110032A136110034.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b c "Tabernaemontana crassa". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ a b c Medicinal Plants. PROTA. 2008. pp. 589–592. ISBN 978-9-05782-204-9.
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