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Tabernaemontana contorta

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Name

Identification
Tabernaemontana contorta Stapf [family APOCYNACEAE ] (stored under name);
Related name
  • Tabernaemontana contorta
Common name
  • pete pete = very soft (AJC) (NIGERIA, IGBO (Umuahia)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1

Flora

Entry for Tabernaemontana contorta Stapf [family APOCYNACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 2,
Names
Tabernaemontana contorta Stapf [family APOCYNACEAE], in Kew Bull. 1894: 23.
Conopharyngia contorta (Stapf) Stapf [family APOCYNACEAE], in F.T.A. 4, 1: 142 (1902) F.W.T.A., ed. 1, 2: 41.
Information
Tree 30-40 ft. high with large leaves and fleshy, white, fragrant flowers.
Range
Extends to Cameroun.
Distribution
S. Nig.: Oban Talbot![Br.] Cam.: Ambas Bay (Jan.) Mann 703! Victoria (Jan.) Maitland 283! Kalbreyer. Mayuko (Feb.) Dalz. 8223! Johann-Albrechtshöhe Staudt 796.

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