Tabernaemontana coffeoides

Tabernaemontana coffeoides is a species of flowering plant in the Apocynaceae family.[2] It grows as a shrub or small tree up to 10 metres (33 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 20 centimetres (8 in). Its fragrant flowers feature white corolla lobes. Its habitat is on dunes or on rocks in dry forest, bush or savanna from sea level to 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) altitude. Local medicinal uses include for weight loss and to combat fatigue.[3] Tabernaemontana coffeoides is native to Seychelles, the Comoros and Madagascar.[1][3] It is also rich in pharmacologically interesting indole alkaloids.[4]

Tabernaemontana coffeoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Genus:	Tabernaemontana
Species:	T. coffeoides
Binomial name
Tabernaemontana coffeoides Bojer ex. A.DC.[1]
Synonyms[1]
List Conopharyngia coffeoides (Bojer ex A.DC.) Summerh. Ervatamia membranacea (A.DC.) Markgr. Ervatamia methuenii Stapf & M.L.Green Ervatamia modesta Baker & Stapf Hazunta angustifolia Pichon Hazunta coffeoides (Bojer ex A.DC.) Pichon Hazunta costata Markgr. Hazunta graciliflora Pichon Hazunta membranacea (A.DC.) Pichon Hazunta modesta (Baker) Pichon Hazunta silicicola Pichon Hazunta velutina Pichon Tabernaemontana membranacea A.DC. Tabernaemontana modesta Baker

References

1. "Tabernaemontana coffeoides". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
2. "Tabernaemontana coffeoides Bojer ex A.DC". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
3. Medicinal Plants. PROTA. 2008. pp. 587–589. ISBN 978-9-05782-204-9.
4. Useful Tropical Plants Database