Apocynaceae FAMILY

Tabernaemontana stapfiana

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Tabernaemontana stapfiana is a tree with a widely-spreading crown; it usually grows up to 25 metres tall, exceptionally to 35 metres. The bole is up to 90cm in diameter[ 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. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood. It is planted as a shade-providing ornamental, and also to provide forage for bees[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeEast Africa - Uganda, Kenya, eastern DR Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe.

HabitatForest, most commonly in secondary formations and on river bank. At elevations from 700 - 2,500 metres[ 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. ].