Hunteria zeylanica

Hunteria zeylanica grows as either an evergreen shrub or as a tree up to 15 metres (49 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 34.5 centimetres (13.6 in).^[3] Its flowers feature a white corolla. The berries are yellow.^[4] Its habitat is forests from sea level to 350 metres (1,150 ft) altitude. The trees can withstand salinity. Local medicinal uses include for stomach-ache. Hunteria zeylanica wood is used for weapon handles and as firewood.^[3] In Africa, the plant is native to Kenya and Tanzania and in Asia it is native to China, India, Sri Lanka, Indochina and western Malesia.^[2][4]

Hunteria zeylanica
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Genus:	Hunteria
Species:	H. zeylanica
Binomial name
Hunteria zeylanica (Retz.) Gardner ex Thwaites[2]
Synonyms[2]
Cameraria zeylanica Retz. Gynopogon lanceolatus Kurz Hunteria africana K.Schum Hunteria corymbosa Roxb. Hunteria lanceolata Wall. ex A.DC. Hunteria legocii Livera Hunteria roxburghiana Wight Tabernaemontana salicifolia Wall. ex A.DC.