Accession Data
Tabernaemontana elegans
Common Name: Toad Tree
Family: Apocynaceae
Country of Origin: S. Somalia to S. Africa
Uses: As a native African plant, it has been used and studied for it's anti-cancer properties 5. Having also a history of traditional uses, the sap of the tree is known to aid lung discomforts, stomach aches, and drunk as an aphrodisiac. The roots are used to treat sexually transmitted diseases.
Accession Data
USDA Zone: 8b-11
Accession #: 200200015
Accession Date: 2002-01-08 00:00:00
Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering
Location: 1104
Quantity: 1
Source: Rob Nicholson - Smith College
Provenance: Smith 336-98 [number on label recieved with plant]
Culture: It is deciduous, losing its leaves in the winter.
Classification
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: euasterid I
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
SubFamily: Rauvolfioideae
Tribe: Tabernaemontaneae
SubTribe: Tabernaemontaninae
Flowering Data:
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References
- PlanzAfrica website
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 26 February 2015.
- WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 26 February 2015.
- Image #00 (cropped) & #01 (original) by Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons. Last accessed Wednesday, 14 November, 2018.
- Monoterpene bisindole alkaloids, from the African medicinal plant Tabernaemontana elegans, induce apoptosis in HCT116 human colon carcinoma cells Last accessed on Wednesday, November 14, 2018.
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