Apocynaceae FAMILY

Tabernaemontana salzmannii

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Tabernaemontana salzmannii is a semideciduous shrub or tree with an oval crown; it can grow up to 11 metres tall. The short bole can be 20 - 30cm in diameter[ 625 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 3. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2009 ISBN 85-86714-34-4 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ]. The tree produces a low quality timber, but is sometimes used locally. It is an excellent pioneer species for restoring native woodland.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - eastern Brazil.

HabitatCoastal forests, mainly in areas of secondary growth and in open areas such as pastures and roadsides[ 625 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 3. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2009 ISBN 85-86714-34-4 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ].