Apocynaceae FAMILY

Tabernaemontana pauciflora

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

Shavings of the root are sometimes included in preparations for dart poison[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].

Botanical Description

Tabernaemontana pauciflora is a shrub or small tree, usually growing from 0.5 - 2 metres tall, with occasional specimens as large as 6 metres[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. The plant is gathered from the wild for local medicinal use[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indo-China, Indonesia.

HabitatForest understoreys, often on stream banks from sea-level to 600 metres[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].