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Tabernaemontana, genus Tabernaemontananoun
evergreen tropical trees and shrubs with milky sap
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Tabernaemontana
Tabernaemontana is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae. It has a pan-tropical distribution, found in Asia, Africa, Australia, North America, South America, and a wide assortment of oceanic islands. These plants are evergreen shrubs and small trees growing to 1–15 m tall. The leaves are opposite, 3–25 cm long, with milky sap; hence it is one of the diverse plant genera commonly called "milkwood". The flowers are fragrant, white, 1–5 cm in diameter. The cultivar T. divaricata cv. 'Plena', with doubled-petaled flowers, is a popular houseplant. Some members of the genus Tabernaemontana are used as additives to some versions of the psychedelic drink ayahuasca; the genus is known to contain ibogaine (e.g. in bëcchëte, T. undulata), conolidine (present in minor concentration in T. divaricata) and voacangine (T. alba, T. arborea, T. africana). Because of presence of coronaridine and voacangine in Mexican Tabernaemontana species, those plant could be used in economic production of anti-addictive alkaloids especially ibogaine and ibogamine. T. sananho preparations are used in native medicine to treat eye injuries and as an anxiolytic, and T. heterophylla is used to treat dementia in the elderly. Conolidine may be developed as a new class of pain killer.Caterpillars of the oleander hawk-moth (Daphnis nerii) have been found to feed on the pinwheelflower (T. divaricata).
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Tabernaemontana is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, commonly known as pinwheel flowers. They are primarily tropical shrubs and trees, native to tropical areas around the globe. They have simple, paired leaves and beautiful, often strongly perfumed flowers. Some species of this plant are used in traditional medicine or as entheogens, and they might be toxic if ingested.
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Tabernaemontana
Tabernaemontana is a genus of 100-110 species of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae. It has a pan-tropical distribution. These plants are shrubs and small trees growing to 1–15 m tall. The leaves are evergreen, opposite, 3–25 cm long, with milky sap; hence it is one of the diverse plant genera commonly called "milkwood". The flowers are fragrant, white, 1–5 cm in diameter. The cultivar T. divaricata cv. 'Plena', with doubled-petaled flowers, is a popular houseplant. Crape Jasmine is also popular as an ornamental plant. Some members of the genus Tabernaemontana are used as additives to some versions of the psychedelic drink Ayahuasca; the genus is known to contain ibogaine conolidine and voacangine. T. sananho preparations are used in native medicine to treat eye injuries and as an anxiolytic, and T. heterophylla is used to treat dementia in the elderly. Conolidine may be developed as a new class of pain-killer. Caterpillars of the Oleander Hawk-moth have been found to feed on Pinwheel Flower. The genus commemorates the "father of German botany" Jacobus Theodorus Tabernaemontanus.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Tabernaemontana
A plant genus of the family APOCYNACEAE that contains bisindole alkaloids and IBOGAINE.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Tabernaemontana in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Tabernaemontana in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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