Tabernaemontana pandacaqui

Tabernaemontana pandacaqui
1880 illustration[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Tabernaemontana
Species:
T. pandacaqui
Binomial name
Tabernaemontana pandacaqui
Synonyms[4]
92 synonyms
  • Ervatamia pandacaqui (Poir.) Pichon
  • Pagiantha pandacaqui (Poir.) Markgr.
  • Alstonia pacifica (Seem.) A.C.Sm.
  • Anartia recurva Miers
  • Ervatamia angustisepala (Benth.) Domin
  • Ervatamia benthamiana Domin
  • Ervatamia biflora (Elmer) Pichon
  • Ervatamia brachybotrys (Merr.) Pichon
  • Ervatamia calcicola Kerr
  • Ervatamia capsicoides (Merr.) Pichon
  • Ervatamia cumingiana (A.DC.) Markgr.
  • Ervatamia daemeliana Domin
  • Ervatamia decaisnei (A.DC.) Markgr.
  • Ervatamia ecarinata (Merr.) Pichon
  • Ervatamia eriophora Markgr.
  • Ervatamia floribunda (Blume) Pichon
  • Ervatamia floribunda var. villosiuscula Bakh.f.
  • Ervatamia hexagona (Merr.) Pichon
  • Ervatamia lifuana Boiteau & L.Allorge
  • Ervatamia linearifolia (Merr.) Markgr.
  • Ervatamia makateaensis H.St.John
  • Ervatamia merrilliana Markgr.
  • Ervatamia mindorensis (Merr.) Markgr.
  • Ervatamia montensis S.Moore
  • Ervatamia mucronata (Merr.) Markgr.
  • Ervatamia obtusiuscula Markgr.
  • Ervatamia oligantha (Merr.) Pichon
  • Ervatamia orientalis (R.Br.) Domin
  • Ervatamia parviflora Meijer Drees
  • Ervatamia polygama (Blanco) Markgr.
  • Ervatamia puberula Tsiang & P.T.Li
  • Ervatamia pubescens (R.Br.) Domin
  • Ervatamia pubescens var. barbatocalyx (Markgr.) Markgr.
  • Ervatamia pubescens var. glaberrima Bakh.f.
  • Ervatamia pubescens var. grandiflora Domin
  • Ervatamia pubescens subvar. lancifolia (Markgr.) Markgr.
  • Ervatamia pubescens var. punctulata (Warb.) Markgr.
  • Ervatamia pubescens var. superba Domin
  • Ervatamia pubescens var. typica Domin
  • Ervatamia punctulata (Warb.) Markgr.
  • Ervatamia punctulata var. barbatocalyx Markgr.
  • Ervatamia punctulata subvar. lancifolia Markgr.
  • Ervatamia rotensis Kaneh.
  • Ervatamia subglobosa (Merr.) Pichon
  • Pagiantha oligantha (Merr.) Markgr.
  • Pagiantha subglobosa (Merr.) Markgr.
  • Rejoua pacifica (Seem.) Markgr.
  • Tabernaemontana arborescens Perr.
  • Tabernaemontana biflora Elmer
  • Tabernaemontana brachybotrys Merr.
  • Tabernaemontana capsicoides Merr.
  • Tabernaemontana caudata Merr.
  • Tabernaemontana cerniflora Zipp. ex Span.
  • Tabernaemontana citrifolia G.Forst.
  • Tabernaemontana congestiflora Elmer
  • Tabernaemontana cumingiana A.DC.
  • Tabernaemontana decaisnei A.DC.
  • Tabernaemontana decaisnei var. petiolata A.DC.
  • Tabernaemontana diclinis K.Schum. & Lauterb.
  • Tabernaemontana ebracteata R.Br.
  • Tabernaemontana ecarinata Merr.
  • Tabernaemontana floribunda Blume
  • Tabernaemontana guangdongensis P.T.Li
  • Tabernaemontana hexagona Merr.
  • Tabernaemontana indica Poir.
  • Tabernaemontana laurifolia Blanco
  • Tabernaemontana laxiflora Teijsm. & Binn.
  • Tabernaemontana linearifolia Merr.
  • Tabernaemontana mindanaensis Merr.
  • Tabernaemontana mindorensis Merr.
  • Tabernaemontana mollis Hook. & Arn.
  • Tabernaemontana mucronata Merr.
  • Tabernaemontana multiflora Sm.
  • Tabernaemontana oligantha Merr.
  • Tabernaemontana orientalis R.Br.
  • Tabernaemontana orientalis var. angustifolia Benth.
  • Tabernaemontana orientalis var. angustisepala Benth.
  • Tabernaemontana orientalis var. grandifolia Valeton
  • Tabernaemontana pacifica Seem.
  • Tabernaemontana parviflora Decne.
  • Tabernaemontana polygama Blanco
  • Tabernaemontana puberula Merr.
  • Tabernaemontana pubescens R.Br.
  • Tabernaemontana pubescens Teijsm. & Binn.
  • Tabernaemontana punctulata Warb.
  • Tabernaemontana riedeliana Miq.
  • Tabernaemontana rotensis (Kaneh.) B.C.Stone
  • Tabernaemontana semperflorens Perr.
  • Tabernaemontana subglobosa Merr.
  • Tabernaemontana thailandensis P.T.Li
  • Tabernaemontana vitiensis Seem.
  • Benkara pandacaki (J.F.Gmel.) M.R.Almeida
  • Gardenia pandacaki J.F.Gmel.

Tabernaemontana pandacaqui, known as windmill bush and banana bush,[5] is a species of plant in the dogbane family Apocynaceae.

Description

Tabernaemontana pandacaqui grows as a shrub or tree up to 14 m (50 ft) tall. Its flowers feature white or pale yellow corolla lobes. The fruit is orange, red or yellow with paired follicles, each up to 7 cm (3 in) in diameter.[6]

Distribution and habitat

Tabernaemontana pandacaqui is native to China, Taiwan, Thailand, Malesia, Papua New Guinea, Australia and many Pacific islands.[7] Plants in the Mariana islands of Guam and Rota are now considered to be a separate species, Tabernaemontana rotensis.[8][better source needed] It is found in a wide variety of habitats, particularly in drier areas.[6] The species is also reportedly naturalized in the Windward Islands, Trinidad and Tobago and Panama.[7]

See also

List of endemic plants in the Mariana Islands

References

  1. ^ 1880 illustration from Francisco Manuel Blanco (O.S.A.) - Flora de Filipinas, Gran edicion
  2. ^ Yu, S.-X.; Qin, h.; Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Tabernaemontana pandacaqui". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T147622277A147622279. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T147622277A147622279.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Tabernaemontana pandacaqui". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Tabernaemontana pandacaqui Poir". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  5. ^ F.A. Zich; B.P.M Hyland; T. Whiffen; R.A. Kerrigan (2020). "Tabernaemontana pandacaqui". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants, Edition 8. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  6. ^ a b Middleton, David J. (September 2004). "Tabernaemontana pandacaqui Lam." (PDF). In Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K. (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). Vol. 5. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 57–58. ISBN 983-2181-59-3. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  7. ^ a b "Tabernaemontana pandacaqui". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  8. ^ Shishido, Caitlin; Weisenberger, Lauren; Laut, Megan (2020). Tabernaemontana rotensis (no common name): 5-Year Review: Summary and Evaluation (PDF). Honolulu, Hawaiʻi: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office. pp. 10, 23.