Tabernanthe

Tabernanthe iboga

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Rauvolfioideae
Tribus: Tabernaemontaneae
Subtribus: Tabernaemontaninae
Genus: Tabernanthe
Species: T. elliptica – T. iboga

Name

Tabernanthe Baill., Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 783. (1889)

• Type species: Tabernanthe iboga Baill., Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 783. (1889)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Iboga Braun-Blanq. & K.Schum., Mitt. Deutsch. Schutzgeb. 2: 157 (1889)
  • Daturicarpa Stapf, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1921: 166 (1921)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa West-Central Tropical Africa Cabinda, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Zaïre. South Tropical Africa Angola. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Baillon, H.E. 1889. Bulletin Mensuel de la Société Linnéenne de Paris. Paris 1: 783.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Tabernanthe in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2017 Oct. 20. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Tabernanthe. Published online. Accessed Oct. 20 2017.

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