Apocynaceae FAMILY
Tabernaemontana amygdalifolia
Tabernaemontana amygdalifolia
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Tabernaemontana amygdalifolia is usually a shrub, occasionally a small tree; it can grow 1 - 5 metres tall[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of latex.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela; C. America - Panama to Mexico; Caribbean - Haiti, Cuba.
HabitatMoist or dry thickets, often in sandy places, frequently in more open,secondary growth formations, at elevations up to 700 metres[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ].