Apocynaceae FAMILY

Tabernaemontana africana

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Tabernaemontana africana is a tree with a spreading crown and large, white, fragrant flowers[ 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ]. It grows up to 6 metres tall[ 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its timber and latex, which are used locally.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWestern tropical Africa - Senegal to Liberia and Ghana.

HabitatUnderstorey of the closed wet forest from sandy, coastal areas to montane forest[ 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ].