Biology:Tabernaemontana palustris
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Short description: Species of plant
| Tabernaemontana palustris | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Tabernaemontana |
| Species: | T. palustris
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| Binomial name | |
| Tabernaemontana palustris Markgr.
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Tabernaemontana palustris is a tropical flowering plant species in the family Apocynaceae. It grows in the Amazon Basin of northern South America. The species epithet palustris is Latin for "of the marsh" and indicates its common habitat.[2]
In parts of the Peruvian Amazon, it is used medicinally to treat rheumatism, fever, and wounds; it may also be used as a purgative.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Tabernaemontana palustris Markgr". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew). http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-200858. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- ↑ Archibald William Smith A Gardener's Handbook of Plant Names: Their Meanings and Origins, p. 258, at Google Books
- ↑ Duke, Alan James; Vasquez Martinez, Rodolfo (1994). Amazonian Ethnobotanical Dictionary. Boca Raton: CRC Press. p. 164. ISBN 0-8493-3664-3. https://books.google.com/books?id=6g59ppE8ixEC&pg=PA164. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
Wikidata ☰ Q15378760 entry
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