Biology:Tabernaemontana longipes

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Short description: Species of plant

Tabernaemontana longipes
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Tabernaemontana
Species:
T. longipes
Binomial name
Tabernaemontana longipes
Donn.Sm.

Tabernaemontana longipes is a tropical tree found in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Panama, and Costa Rica.[2][3] Its unusually shaped pods inspired the common name Dutchman's shoes. Its oval leaves are about 13 cm long and glabrous. The flowers are white.[4]

References

  1. Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI); IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Tabernaemontana longipes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T150001670A150001672. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T150001670A150001672.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/150001670/150001672. Retrieved 14 December 2022. 
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. "Apocynaceae: Tabernaemontana longipes". Discover Life. http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20o?search=Tabernaemontana+longipes. Retrieved 2008-04-25. 
  4. Haber, William (2000). An Introduction to Cloud Forest Trees. Monteverde de Puntarenas, Costa Rica: Mountain Gem Publications. ISBN 9977-12-418-3. 

Wikidata ☰ Q7673040 entry