Tabernaemontana persicariifolia

Botanical Description

Tabernaemontana persicariifolia is a shrub or a tree that usually grows up to 5 metres tall, though specimens up to 10 metres have been recorded. The bole can be up to 40cm in diameter[ 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use. The plant is very rare on Réunion but is found in greater numbers on Mauritius, where it still survives in small area of relatively undisturbed dry land forest. It is classified as 'Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2011)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].