Tabernaemontana pauciflora

Tabernaemontana pauciflora is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae.

Tabernaemontana pauciflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Genus:	Tabernaemontana
Species:	T. pauciflora
Binomial name
Tabernaemontana pauciflora Blume[1]
Synonyms[1]
List Ervatamia blumeana Markgr. Ervatamia calycina (Wall.) Lace Ervatamia dinhensis (Pit.) Pichon Ervatamia harmandiana (Pierre ex Pit.) Kerr Ervatamia malaccensis (Hook.f.) King & Gamble Ervatamia membranifolia (Kurz) Lace Ervatamia polysperma (Merr.) Pichon Ervatamia sralensis (Pierre ex Pit.) Kerr Tabernaemontana calycina Wall. Tabernaemontana dinhensis Pit. Tabernaemontana harmandiana Pierre ex Pit. Tabernaemontana malaccensis Hook.f. Tabernaemontana membranifolia Kurz Tabernaemontana polysperma Merr. Tabernaemontana rhynchophylla Miq. Tabernaemontana sralensis Pierre ex Pit.

Description

It grows as a shrub or small tree up to 6 metres (20 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 10 centimetres (4 in). The bark is pale grey to grey-brown. Inflorescences bear up to 15 flowers. The fragrant flowers feature white, sometimes yellow-throated, corolla lobes. The fruit is orange or yellow with paired follicles, up to 6 centimetres (2 in) in diameter.

Name

The specific epithet pauciflora is Latin for 'few-flowered'.^[2][3] Tabernaemontana pauciflora is native to Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Java and Sumatra.^[1][4]