Tabernaemontana palustris
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Tabernaemontana |
| Species: | T. palustris
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| Tabernaemontana palustris | |
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Tabernaemontana palustris is a tropical flowering plant species in the family Apocynaceae.[2][3] It is native to Northern Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela.
The species epithet palustris is Latin for "of the marsh" and indicates its common habitat.[4]
In parts of the Peruvian Amazon, it is used medicinally to treat rheumatism, fever, and wounds; it may also be used as a purgative.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Beech, E. (2024). "Tabernaemontana palustris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024 e.T250449201A250449203. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T250449201A250449203.en.
- ^ a b "Tabernaemontana palustris Markgr". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved December 26, 2025.
- ^ "Tabernaemontana palustris Markgr". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved December 26, 2025.
- ^ Archibald William Smith A Gardener's Handbook of Plant Names: Their Meanings and Origins, p. 258, at Google Books
- ^ Duke, Alan James; Vasquez Martinez, Rodolfo (1994). Amazonian Ethnobotanical Dictionary. Boca Raton: CRC Press. p. 164. ISBN 0-8493-3664-3. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
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