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Tabernaemontana africana

Hook. (1825)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Gentianales Family: Apocynaceae Genus: Tabernaemontana

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: W.Gray, Trav. West. Afr.: 389 (1825)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Tabernaemontana africana Wahiawa Bot. Garden, Main Terrace. Provenance: ex hort. Jim Little planted beside fence along California Ave. side garden Preserved_Specimen Treelet ca 3 m tall, in shade of larger trees so bending outward toward street and sunlight. Leaves opposite or whorled, in cluster near branched ends; sap milky, white; Flowers at stem ends, very fragrant (midday), firm-fleshy, cream-white with yellow inside tube, tube swollen slightly below middle, limb lobes 6, oblong, twisted and recurving. No fruits Staples, G.W. 1595 Oahu BISH 2014-12-03
2 Tabernaemontana africana U.S.A. Hawaii, Honolulu, Wahiawa Bot. Garden, Kuraoka Terrace. Grid square B-5 on map of Kuraoka Terrace. small tree in deep shade, near gully floor on very lowest part of slope. Growing next to accession 77.1225. Preserved_Specimen Treelet ca 2 m tall, with diffuse, open branching. Sap white milky, copious. Leaves opposite, crowded near stem ends. Flowers in uppermost leaf axils, large, showy, intensely fragrent; tube swollen below middle, whiteish outside, upper tube slender, lobes 5, twisted and curled, spreading at right angles to tube, opening of tube green and yellow. No fruits. Staples, G.W. 1610 Oahu BISH 2014-12-17
3 Tabernaemontana africana Honolulu, Niu area, Oka Nursery & Landscaping, 445 Halaki Street Preserved_Specimen Sparingly-branched shrub 1.5 m tall. Corolla lobes white except for bases which are creamy yellow. Flw has strong sweet odor (afternoon). Lau, J. 1958 Oahu BISH 1986-02-03
4 Tabernaemontana africana Koloa District. Kalaheo. Kikala road. Honua Farms (Emrick residence) Cultivated. Preserved_Specimen Shrub 5' tall. Corolla lobes white w/pale yellow base and throat; tube green. Very fragrant. Flynn, T.W. 1957 Kauai BISH 1986-11-17
5 Tabernaemontana africana Waimea Arboretum Partial shade. Preserved_Specimen Shrub 3 m tall. Flowers white w/creamy yellow at center, heavy sweet odor (morning). Lau, J. 2723 Oahu BISH 1986-08-11
6 Tabernaemontana africana Residence of Don Angus Potted. Preserved_Specimen Flowers white, fragrant. Corolla lobes 5 cm long, tube 9 cm. Calyx 1.5 cm. Milky. Nagata, K.M. 2491 Oahu BISH 1982-07-08
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