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Tabernaemontana siphilitica
Juan Manuel Cardona Granda, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Dogbane family

Tabernaemontana siphilitica

LC Least Concern

Names

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Scientific nameTabernaemontana siphilitica (L.fil.) Leeuwenb.

About this species

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

The species is a plant native to Brazil, widely distributed in the North (Acre, Amazonas, Pará, Roraima, Tocantins), Northeast (Maranhão), and Central-West (Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso) regions. Found in the Amazon and Cerrado phytogeographic domains, it occurs in various vegetation types, including riparian or gallery forests, terra firme forests, floodplains, semideciduous seasonal forests, and Amazonian savannas. Despite its presence in different habitats, it is not endemic to Brazil.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderGentianales
FamilyApocynaceae
GenusTabernaemontana

In Suriname

143Records in Suriname
3iNaturalist observations
1766First record
2025Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini21
  • Paramaribo6
  • Brokopondo5
  • Para2
  • Commewijne1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

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