862 observationsLeast Concern
forest toad-tree
Tabernaemontana ventricosa
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Plantae ›Phylum: Tracheophyta ›Class: Magnoliopsida ›Order: Gentianales ›Family: Apocynaceae ›Genus: Tabernaemontana
About
Tabernaemontana ventricosa (commonly known as forest toad-tree or small-fruited toad-tree) is a plant in the family Apocynaceae. It grows as a shrub or small tree up to 15 metres (50 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 30 centimetres (12 in). Its fragrant flowers feature white lobes with a pale yellow corolla. The fruit is dark green, with two ellipsoids, up to 10 centimetres (4 in) in diameter. Its habitat is forests from sea-level to 1,850 metres...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of forest toad-tree is Tabernaemontana ventricosa.
- The forest toad-tree has a conservation status of Least Concern.
- forest toad-tree belongs to the kingdom Plantae.
- forest toad-tree belongs to the phylum Tracheophyta.
- forest toad-tree belongs to the class Magnoliopsida.
- forest toad-tree belongs to the order Gentianales.
- forest toad-tree belongs to the family Apocynaceae.
- forest toad-tree belongs to the genus Tabernaemontana.