Tabernaemontana ventricosa

Botanical Description

Tabernaemontana ventricosa is an evergreen shrub or small tree that can grow 3 - 15 metres tall, The bole can be 5 - 30cm in diameter with a bark that is often corky[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. , 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of wood and latex. It would make an attractive garden tree with its sweet-smelling flowers and unusual fruits[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].