Tabernaemontana ciliata
Apocynaceae FAMILY

Tabernaemontana ciliata

Tabernaemontana ciliata

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

The latex is poisonous[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].

Botanical Description

Tabernaemontana ciliata is an evergreen shrub or a tree growing 7 - 8 metres tall[ 455 Title Flore de Madagascar et des Comores Publication Author Humbert H. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris Year 1946 - 1984 ISBN Description Written in French, an excellent flora of the area though it has not been completed. Available for download from the Internet. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeAfrica - north and east Madagascar.
HabitatHumid and subhumid forests at elevations below 1,000 metres.