Biology:Tabernaemontana palustris

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Short description: Species of plant

Tabernaemontana palustris
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Tabernaemontana
Species:
T. palustris
Binomial name
Tabernaemontana palustris
Markgr.
Synonyms[1]
  • Anacampta palustris (Markgr.) Markgr.
  • Bonafousia palustris (Markgr.) Boiteau & L.Allorge
  • Bonafousia rimulosa (Woodson) Boiteau & L.Allorge
  • Tabernaemontana rimulosa Woodson Ruiz & Pav.
  • Tabernaemontana tenuis Monach.

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

Wikidata ☰ Q15378760 entry