Tabernaemontana citrifolia
Tabernaemontana citrifolia
Safety & Hazards
The wood has caused dermatitis, apparently with systemic toxicity[ 407 Title BoDD (Botanical Dermatology Database) Publication Author Website http://bodd.cf.ac.uk/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Brief notes on a very wide range of plants that have reports of causing harm to the skin. ].
Botanical Description
Tabernaemontana citrifolia is a shrub or small tree growing about 3 metres tall[ 567 Title Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Vol. 8 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Government Printing Office; Washington. Year 1905 ISBN Description Includes an article on the economic plants of Puerto Rico. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is sometimes gathered from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of timber.