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Tabernaemontana stapfiana

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Tabernaemontana stapfiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Gentianales
Family:
Apocynaceae
Genus:
Tabernaemontana
Species:
T. stapfiana
Binomial name
Tabernaemontana stapfiana
Synonyms[1]
  • Conopharyngia bequaertii De Wild.
  • Conopharyngia johnstonii Stapf
  • Conopharyngia stapfiana (Britten) Stapf
  • Sarcopharyngia stapfiana (Britten) Boiteau
  • Tabernaemontana johnstonii (Stapf) Pichon

Tabernaemontana stapfiana (commonly known as soccerball fruit[2]) is a medium-sized tree in the family Apocynaceae. Its flowers feature white with yellow-throated corolla lobes. The fruit is fleshy grey-green, in pairs, each up to 20 centimetres (8 in) in diameter and weighing up to several kilograms. Its habitat is montane evergreen forests from 700–2,000 metres (2,300–6,600 ft) altitude.[2] The plant is native to countries from Uganda south to Mozambique.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Tabernaemontana stapfiana". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Tabernaemontana stapfiana". Flora of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 4 August 2013.


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