Apocynaceae FAMILY

Tabernaemontana albiflora

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Tabernaemontana albiflora is a shrub or a tree that grows up to 3 metres tall[ 422 Title Fruits of the Guianan Flora Publication Author van Roosmalen. M.G.M. Publisher Institute of Systematic Boyany, Utrecht University; Netherlands. Year 1985 ISBN 90-9000988-4 Description Terse descriptions of over 1,700 species from the Guianas that bear fruits - not necessarily edible! Often mentions if the fruit is edible, plus gives brief description of habit and habitat. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - northern Brazil, French Guiana, Surinam.

HabitatAn understorey plant of the rainforest growing along the sides of creeks and on forested slopes[ 422 Title Fruits of the Guianan Flora Publication Author van Roosmalen. M.G.M. Publisher Institute of Systematic Boyany, Utrecht University; Netherlands. Year 1985 ISBN 90-9000988-4 Description Terse descriptions of over 1,700 species from the Guianas that bear fruits - not necessarily edible! Often mentions if the fruit is edible, plus gives brief description of habit and habitat. ].