Tabernaemontana crassa Benth.

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Tabernaemontana crassa

Photo: Bart Wursten
Yangambi; COBIMFO forest plot EDG 2

Tabernaemontana crassa

Photo: Bart Wursten
Yangambi; COBIMFO forest plot EDG 2

Tabernaemontana crassa

Photo: Bart Wursten
Yangambi.

Tabernaemontana crassa

Photo: Bart Wursten
Yangambi.

Tabernaemontana crassa

Photo: Bart Wursten
Yangambi.

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Synonyms: Conopharyngia crassa Stapf
Conopharyngia durissima Stapf
Conopharyngia gentilii De Wild.
Conopharyngia jollyana Stapf
Conopharyngia macrosiphon G.Schellenb.
Conopharyngia smithii Stapf
Conopharyngia thonneri Stapf
Gabunia dorotheae Wernham
Gabunia gentilii De Wild.
Sarcopharyngia crassa (Benth.) Boiteau
Sarcopharyngia gentilii (De Wild.) Boiteau
Tabernaemontana durissima Stapf
Tabernaemontana jollyana Pierre ex Stapf
Tabernaemontana smithii Stapf
Tabernaemontana thonneri T.Durand & De Wild. ex Stapf
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Frequency:
Status: Native
Description:
For descriptions see World Flora Online
Type location:
Liberia
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Derivation of specific name:
Habitat: In understorey of forest.
Altitude range: (metres) 100 - 1900 m
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana,Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Cabinda, Congo-Brazzaville, Central African Republic, DR Congo and Angola.
Botanical divisions: II,III,IV,V,VI,VII,VIII
Growth form(s): Tree, shrub over 2 m.
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Images last updated: Tuesday 8 July 2025
Literature:

Beentje, H. (2021). Apocynaceae, sous-familes I. Apocynoideae et II. Rauvolfioideae Flore d' Afrique Centrale Jardin botanique de Meise Pages 257 - 260. (Includes a picture).


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External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Tabernaemontana crassa
African Plant Database: Tabernaemontana crassa
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Tabernaemontana crassa
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Tabernaemontana crassa
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Tabernaemontana crassa
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iNaturalist: Tabernaemontana crassa
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Tabernaemontana crassa
JSTOR Plant Science: Tabernaemontana crassa
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Tabernaemontana crassa
Plants of the World Online: Tabernaemontana crassa
Tropicos: Tabernaemontana crassa
Wikipedia: Tabernaemontana crassa


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The DRC flora team (2025). Flora of the Democratic Republic of Congo: Species information: Tabernaemontana crassa.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=254530, retrieved 20 July 2025

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