Tabernaemontana bovina
Lour.
Apocynaceae
Ervatamia balansae (Pit.) Pichon
Ervatamia bonii (Pit.) Pichon
Ervatamia bovina (Lour.) Markgr.
Ervatamia dakgleiensis Lý
Ervatamia daktoensis Lý
Ervatamia longicuspidata Lý
Ervatamia nemoralis (Pit.) Markgr.
Ervatamia officinalis Tsiang
Ervatamia pallida Pierre ex Spire
Ervatamia petelotii Lý
Ervatamia tonkinensis (Pierre ex Pit.) Markgr.
Tabernaemontana balansae Pit.
Tabernaemontana bonii Pit.
Tabernaemontana nemoralis Pit.
Tabernaemontana officinalis (Tsiang) P.T.Li
Tabernaemontana pallida (Pierre ex Spire) Hu
Tabernaemontana tonkinensis Pierre ex Pit.
Common Name:
General Information
Tabernaemontana bovina is a shrub or small tree growing from 0.5 - 5 metres tall[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
].
A latex obtained from the roots has been used to make rubber.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
Range
E. Asia - southern China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam.
Habitat
Sparse montane forests at elevations from 200 - 1,000 metres in China[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
].
Properties
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Shrub |
| Height | 3.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
A latex obtained from the roots can be used to make rubber[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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