Tabernaemontana pauciflora

Tabernaemontana pauciflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Genus:	Tabernaemontana
Species:	T. pauciflora
Binomial name
Tabernaemontana pauciflora Blume
Synonyms[1]
List Ervatamia blumeana Markgr. Ervatamia calycina (Wall.) Lace Ervatamia dinhensis (Pit.) Pichon Ervatamia harmandiana (Pierre ex Pit.) Kerr Ervatamia malaccensis (Hook.f.) King & Gamble Ervatamia membranifolia (Kurz) Lace Ervatamia polysperma (Merr.) Pichon Ervatamia sralensis (Pierre ex Pit.) Kerr Ervatamia mindorensis (Merr.) Markgr. Tabernaemontana calycina Wall. Tabernaemontana dinhensis Pit. Tabernaemontana harmandiana Pierre ex Pit. Tabernaemontana malaccensis Hook.f. Tabernaemontana membranifolia Kurz Tabernaemontana polysperma Merr. Tabernaemontana rhynchophylla Miq. Tabernaemontana sralensis Pierre ex Pit.

Tabernaemontana pauciflora grows as a shrub or small tree up to 6 metres (20 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 10 centimetres (4 in). The bark is pale grey to grey-brown. Inflorescences bear up to 15 flowers. The fragrant flowers feature white, sometimes yellow-throated, corolla lobes. Fruit is orange or yellow with paired follicles, up to 6 centimetres (2 in) in diameter. The specific epithet pauciflora is from the Latin meaning "few-flowered". T. pauciflora is found in Burma, Thailand, Cambodia (where it is called mtes prey ម្ទេសព្រៃ or mtes kal ម្ទេសកល្ប),^[2] Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Brunei.^[3]

References

1. "Tabernaemontana pauciflora". The Plant List. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
2. Mathieu LETI, HUL Sovanmoly, Jean-Gabriel FOUCHÉ, CHENG Sun Kaing & Bruno DAVID, Flore photographique du Cambodge, Toulouse, Éditions Privat, 2013, p. 98.
3. Middleton, David J. (September 2004). "Tabernaemontana pauciflora Blume" (PDF). In Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K. Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). 5. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 56, 58. ISBN 983-2181-59-3. Retrieved 5 August 2013.