Apocynaceae FAMILY
Tabernaemontana sananho
Tabernaemontana sananho
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
1/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Tabernaemontana sananho is a shrub or a tree with a light, spreading canopy; it can grow up to 8 metres tall. The bole slender and can be unbranched for 1.5 metres[ 453 Title Woods of Northeastern Peru Publication Author Williams L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Field Museum Press; Chicago. Year 1936 ISBN Description Gives information on the properties of the wood of well over 1,000 species of woody plants from northeastern Peru. Can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - northern Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana.
HabitatAlong the edges of the forest and amongst shrubs and small trees in areas of secondary growth, at elevations up to 630 metres[ 453 Title Woods of Northeastern Peru Publication Author Williams L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Field Museum Press; Chicago. Year 1936 ISBN Description Gives information on the properties of the wood of well over 1,000 species of woody plants from northeastern Peru. Can be downloaded from the Internet. ].