Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderGentianales
FamilyApocynaceae
GenusTabernaemontana
Scientific name with authorshipTabernaemontana divaricata (L.) R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Ervatamia coronaria (Jacq.) StapfErvatamia divaricata (L.) BurkillErvatamia divaricata var. plena (Roxb. ex Voigt) M.R.AlmeidaErvatamia flabelliformis TsiangErvatamia recurva (Roxb.) LaceErvatamia siamensis (Warb. ex Pit.) KerrJasminum zeylanicum Burm.fil.Kopsia cochinchinensis KuntzeNerium coronarium Jacq.Nerium divaricatum L.Nyctanthes acuminata Burm.fil.Reichardia grandiflora Dennst.Reichardia jasminoides Dennst.Taberna discolor (Sw.) MiersTabernaemontana citrifolia LunanTabernaemontana coronaria (Jacq.) Roxb., 1814Tabernaemontana coronaria (Jacq.) Willd.Tabernaemontana coronaria var. plena Roxb.Tabernaemontana coronaria var. plena Roxb. ex VoigtTabernaemontana discolor Sw.Tabernaemontana divaricata (L.) R.Br.Tabernaemontana flabelliformis (Tsiang) P.T.LiTabernaemontana gratissima Lindl.Tabernaemontana indica Willd.Tabernaemontana indica Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.Tabernaemontana lurida Van Heurck & Müll.Arg.Tabernaemontana recurva Roxb.Tabernaemontana recurva Roxb. ex Lindl.Tabernaemontana siamensis Warb.Tabernaemontana siamensis Warb. ex Pit.Testudipes recurva (Roxb.) Markgr.Vinca alba Noronha
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
Fuel
Material
Poison reported
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier82097-1
Use codesEU FU MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.