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Tabernaemontana contorta
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Type of Tabernaemontana contorta Stapf [family APOCYNACEAE]
Holotype of Tabernaemontana odoratissima (Stapf) Leeuwenb. [family APOCYNACEAE]
Isotype of Tabernaemontana odoratissima (Stapf) Leeuwenb. [family APOCYNACEAE]
Filed as Conopharyngia contorta Stapf [family APOCYNACEAE]
Tabernaemontana contorta Stapf. [family APOCYNACEAE]
Type of Tabernaemontana contorta Stapf [family APOCYNACEAE]
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Identification
Tabernaemontana contorta
Stapf
[family
APOCYNACEAE
] (stored under name);
Related name
Tabernaemontana contorta
Common name
pete pete = very soft (AJC) (NIGERIA, IGBO (Umuahia)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
Flora
Entry for Tabernaemontana contorta Stapf [family APOCYNACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 2,
Names
Tabernaemontana contorta
Stapf
[family
APOCYNACEAE
], in Kew Bull. 1894: 23.
Conopharyngia contorta
(Stapf) Stapf
[family
APOCYNACEAE
], in F.T.A. 4, 1: 142 (1902) F.W.T.A., ed. 1, 2: 41.
Information
Tree 30-40 ft. high with large leaves and fleshy, white, fragrant flowers.
Range
Extends to Cameroun.
Distribution
S. Nig.: Oban Talbot![Br.] Cam.: Ambas Bay (Jan.) Mann 703! Victoria (Jan.) Maitland 283! Kalbreyer. Mayuko (Feb.) Dalz. 8223! Johann-Albrechtshöhe Staudt 796.
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