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Tabernaemontana alba
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tabernaemontana alba Mill. - Determined By: L. C. Noel, 07-Aug-2016
Determination History
Tabernaemontana amblyocarpa Urb.
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : 25° 36' 32" N 80° 29' 55" W
Description Shrubby small tree, much-branched at the base; flowers white, fragrant.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector W. T. Gillis
Collection Date 12 May 1971
Accession Number 284321
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Tabernaemontana alba
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tabernaemontana alba Mill. - Determined By: Leeuwenb., 1992
Determination History
Tabernaemontana chrysocarpa Blake - Determined By: Wunderlin,
Locality Belize. Cayo Distr. 200 yds S of Blue Hole on Hummingbird Highway.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector J. Utley
Collection Date 28 May 1971
Accession Number 111068
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Tabernaemontana alba
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tabernaemontana alba Mill. - Determined By: Leeuwenb., 1992
Determination History
Tabernaemontana alba Mill.
Locality Mexico. Veracruz Playa Escondida. 18° 1' 29" N 95° 42' 23" W
Description Abundant; flowers yellow.
Habitat Roadside in tropical rain forest.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector G. Robinson
Collection Date 01 Jul 1983
Accession Number 175355
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Tabernaemontana alba
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tabernaemontana alba Mill. - Determined By: Leeuwenb., 1992
Determination History
Tabernaemontana alba Mill. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, 1984
Locality Mexico. Veracruz , Chacaltianguis Mun. : N side of Río Papaloapan on W side of Benito Juárez and 12 km (by air) SW of Cosamaloapan. 18° 15' 60" N 95° 54' 0" W
Description Shrub 3 m tall; corolla white; fruit opening while on the shrub, orange inside.
Habitat Selva alta perennifolia; weedy levee, cultivated ground and roadside, only a few trees.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 10 to m
Collector M. Nee
with K. Taylor
Collection Date 02 Feb 1984
Accession Number 181695
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Tabernaemontana alba
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tabernaemontana alba Mill. - Determined By: Leeuwenb., 1992
Determination History
Tabernaemontana alba Mill. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, 1984
Locality Mexico. Veracruz , Catemaco Mun. : Along road from Catemaco to Coyame, 2.5 km E of junction with road to Sontecomapan and 0.5 km from N edge of Laguna de Catemaco, 6 km NE of Catemaco. 18° 26' 60" N 95° 3' 30" W
Description Small tree, 5 m tall, 15 cm in diameter; flowers fragrant.
Habitat Selva alta perennifolia; remnant of forest surrounded by pastures and coffee plantations; with Tetrorchidium rotundatum, Bernoullia flammea.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 350 to m
Collector M. Nee
with K. Taylor & J. Martínez G.
Collection Date 20 Apr 1983
Accession Number 181678
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Tabernaemontana alba
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tabernaemontana alba Mill. - Determined By: Leeuwenb., 1992
Determination History
Tabernaemontana alba Mill. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, 1984
Locality Mexico. Veracruz , Tlacotalpan Mun. : Along the highway following the Río Papaloapan towards the coast, 2 km NE of Tlacotalpan. 18° 37' 60" N 95° 39' 0" W
Description Shrub 3 m tall; sap milky; buds yellow; corolla white when open.
Habitat Roadside ditch and pasture; with Salix exigua, Daphnopsis americana, Dalbergia brownei, Pithecellobium lanceolatum, Euphorbia torrida, Solanum campechiense, S. houstonii.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 2 to m
Collector M. Nee
with K. Taylor
Collection Date 08 Apr 1983
Accession Number 181721
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Tabernaemontana alba
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tabernaemontana alba Mill. - Determined By: Leeuwenb., 1992
Determination History
Tabernaemontana alba Mill. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, 1984
Locality Mexico. Veracruz , Santiago Tuxtla Mun. : Along Río Tepango ("Río Grande") at highway bridge, 3 km SW of junction with MEX 180 in Santiago Tuxtla. 18° 26' 60" N 95° 18' 60" W
Description Shurb 3 m tall; flowers yellowish white.
Habitat Selva alta perennifolia, dry phase; disturbed nrushy vegetation in pastures along river, with Cedrela odorata, Poulsenia armata, Crataeva tapia.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 160 to m
Collector M. Nee
with K. Taylor
Collection Date 05 Apr 1983
Accession Number 181703
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Tabernaemontana alba
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tabernaemontana alba Mill. - Determined By: Leeuwenb., 1992
Determination History
Tabernaemontana amygdalaefolia Jacq. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, 1984
Locality Mexico. Veracruz , Santiago Tuxtla Mun. : Vicinity Pixixiapan, 2.5 km W of Tibernal and 20 km SW of Santiago Tuxtla. 18° 19' 60" N 95° 26' 0" W
Description Shrub 4 m tall; sap milky; corolla white with pale yellow center; buds light yellow.
Habitat Dry phase of selva alta perennifolia in rain shadow of the Tuxtlas volcanos; remnant forest and pastures along stream, rolling topography mostly cleared for agriculture, with Sterculia apetala, Tabebuia rosea.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 35 to m
Collector M. Nee
with K. Taylor
Collection Date 05 Apr 1983
Accession Number 181723
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Tabernaemontana alba
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tabernaemontana alba Mill. - Determined By: Leeuwenb., 1992
Determination History
Tabernaemontana amygdalaefolia Jacq. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, 1984
Locality Mexico. Veracruz , Tlapacoyán Mun. : Along Río Tablazos, upstream from Puente de Tomata, the bridge along the road form Tlapacoyán to Altotonga, 6 km SSW of Tlapacoyán. 19° 56' 0" N 97° 13' 0" W
Description Shrub 4 m tall, 10 cm in diameter, with much milky sap; fruit green, malformed.
Habitat Bosque caducifolio-selva mediana subperennifolia; forest on slopes above river, Platanus mexicana (along river), Ulmus mexicana, Pinus chiapensis (P. strobus var. chiapensis), may aroids, bromeliads and orchids.
Reproductive State Fruit
Elevation 550 to m
Collector M. Nee
with K. Taylor & H. Narave F.
Collection Date 20 Mar 1983
Accession Number 181722
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Tabernaemontana alba
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tabernaemontana alba Mill. - Determined By: Leeuwenb., 1992
Locality Mexico. Veracruz Near Coyame. 18° 26' 17" N 95° 1' 27" W
Description Shrub ca. 10-15 ft. tall; flowers white.
Habitat In grazed woods.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector R. L. Houck
Collection Date 24 Dec 1959
Accession Number 86926
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Tabernaemontana alba
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tabernaemontana alba Mill. - Determined By: Leeuwenb., 1992
Determination History
Tabernaemontana alba Mill. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, 1983
Locality Mexico. Veracruz , Papantla Mun. : 2.5 km E of entrance to ruins of El Tajín, 4 km SW of Papantla. 20° 26' 0" N 97° 20' 60" W
Description Shrub 3 m tall; fruit green on outside, later yellow; inside yellow with bright orange arils.
Habitat Selva mediana subperennifolia; nearly level pasture with brush and scattered trees.
Reproductive State Fruit
Elevation 100 to m
Collector M. Nee
with G. Diggs
Collection Date 25 Jun 1982
Accession Number 171854
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Tabernaemontana alba
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tabernaemontana alba Mill. - Determined By: Leeuwenb., 1992
Determination History
Tabernaemontana alba Mill. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, 1983
Locality Mexico. Veracruz , Pajapan Mun. : 1-3 km NW of Pajapan on lower slopes of Cerro San Martín Pajapan. 18° 17' 0" N 94° 42' 0" W
Description Shrub with milky sap; flowers fragrant.
Habitat Selva alta perennifolia; mostly cleared pasture with brushy and second growth areas and scattered trees.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 200 to 600 m
Collector M. Nee
with J. I. Calzada
Collection Date 03 Nov 1981
Accession Number 171886
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Tabernaemontana alba
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tabernaemontana alba Mill. - Determined By: Leeuwenb., 1992
Determination History
Tabernaemontana alba Mill. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, 1983
Locality Mexico. Veracruz , Catemaco Mun. : E side of entrance of Lagua de Sontecomapan into the Gulf of Mexico, 7 km NE of Sontecomapan. 18° 33' 30" N 94° 59' 0" W
Description Shrub 3 m tall; flowers white.
Habitat Selva alta perennifolia; second growth and forest remnants on low hills.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 0 to 50 m
Collector M. Nee
Collection Date 01 Nov 1981
Accession Number 171884
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Tabernaemontana alba
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tabernaemontana alba Mill. - Determined By: Leeuwenb., 1992
Determination History
Tabernaemontana alba Mill. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, 1983
Locality Mexico. Veracruz , Catemaco Mun. : Vicinity Hotel Playa Escondida, 10 km N of Sontecomapan; above the Gulf of Mexico. 18° 35' 30" N 95° 2' 60" W
Description Shrub 4 m tall; leaves fleshy; plant with abundant white latex; flowers white, musty fragrant; fruit green.
Habitat Selva alta perennifolia; forest and edges and scattered trees in pasture on slopes.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Elevation 50 to 150 m
Collector M. Nee
Collection Date 31 Oct 1981
Accession Number 171885
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Tabernaemontana alba
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tabernaemontana alba Mill. - Determined By: Leeuwenb., 1992
Determination History
Tabernaemontana alba Mill. - Determined By: M. Nee, 1981
Locality Mexico. Veracruz , Chalma Mun. : 6.5 km N of Huejutla on road to Platón Sánchez. 21° 11' 60" N 98° 23' 0" W
Description Shrub 4 m tall; flowers white.
Habitat Selva alta perennifolia; remnant forest on steep slope and along now dry stream bed and adjacent pasture.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 250 to m
Collector M. Nee
with B. F. Hansen
Collection Date 22 Jun 1980
Accession Number 164418
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Tabernaemontana alba
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tabernaemontana alba Mill. - Determined By: Leeuwenb., 1992
Determination History
Tabernaemontana alba Mill.
Locality Mexico. Veracruz , Chalma Mun. : 6.5 km N of Huejutla on road to Platón Sánchez. 21° 11' 60" N 98° 23' 0" W
Description Shrub 4 m tall; sap milky; fruit green.
Habitat Selva alta perennifolia; remnant forest on steep slope and along now dry stream bed and adjacent pasture.
Reproductive State Fruit
Elevation 250 to m
Collector M. Nee
with B. F. Hansen
Collection Date 22 Jun 1980
Accession Number 164412
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Tabernaemontana alba
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tabernaemontana alba Mill. - Determined By: Leeuwenb., 1992
Determination History
Tabernaemontana citrifolia L.
Tabernaemontana alba Mill. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Jan 1984
Locality Honduras. Entering Lake Yojoa. 14° 52' 18" N 87° 58' 57" W
Description Shrub 1-3 m high; corolla white; fruit opening to expose seeds hanging from margin by bright orange aril, inside of fruit white.
Habitat Canyon.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector P. M. Kamb
Collection Date 23 Aug 1951
Accession Number 175349
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Tabernaemontana alba
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tabernaemontana alba Mill. - Determined By: Leeuwenb., 1992
Determination History
Tabernaemontana citrifolia L.
Tabernaemontana alba Mill. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Jan 1984
Locality Honduras. Entering Lake Yojoa. 14° 52' 18" N 87° 58' 57" W
Description Shrub 1-3 m high; corolla white; fruit opening to expose seeds hanging from margin by bright orange aril, inside of fruit white.
Habitat Canyon.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector P. M. Kamb
Collection Date 23 Aug 1951
Accession Number 175323
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Tabernaemontana alba
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tabernaemontana alba Mill. - Determined By: Leeuwenb., 1992
Determination History
Tabernaemontana chrysocarpa Blake - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Aug 1982
Locality Honduras. Olancho Dept. Arededores de catacamas. 14° 48' 0" N 85° 54' 0" W
Description Arbusto con flores blancas.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector M. Hernandez
with G. Rendón
Collection Date 07 Apr 1971
Accession Number 165066
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Tabernaemontana alba
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tabernaemontana alba Mill.
Locality Belize. Toledo Distr. San Pedro Colombia Road. 16° 15' 60" N 88° 57' 0" W
Description Tree to 5 m with dbh 10 cm; resin sticky, white; flowers yellow; fruits kidney shaped, green; new growth; occasional.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector R. Arvigo
with P. Cocom, R. Cocom, J. Oh, & G. Shropshire
Collection Date 12 Aug 1991
Accession Number 211196
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Tabernaemontana alba
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tabernaemontana alba Mill. - Determined By: Leeuwenb., 1992
Determination History
Tabernaemontana alba Mill.
Locality Mexico. Veracruz , Catemaco Mun. : Along dirt road, 1-2 km E of Tebanca (1-2 km E of E side of Lago Catemaco). 18° 22' 60" N 94° 59' 0" W
Description Small tree 5 m tall; corolla white; fruit orange inside.
Habitat Selva alta perennifolia; mostly cleared and with many shrubs remaining or invading cattle pastures.
Reproductive State Fruit
Elevation 450 to 500 m
Collector B. F. Hansen
with M. Nee
Collection Date 06 Jul 1980
Accession Number 164411
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Tabernaemontana alba
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tabernaemontana alba Mill. - Determined By: Leeuwenb., 1992
Determination History
Tabernaemontana alba Mill.
Locality Mexico. Veracruz , Catemaco Mun. : Along dirt road, 1-2 km E of Tebanca (1-2 km E of E side of Lago Catemaco). 18° 22' 60" N 94° 59' 0" W
Description Small tree 5 m tall; corolla white; fruit orange inside.
Habitat Selva alta perennifolia; mostly cleared and with many shrubs remaining or invading cattle pastures.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 450 to 500 m
Collector B. F. Hansen
with M. Nee
Collection Date 06 Jul 1980
Accession Number 164410
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Tabernaemontana alba
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tabernaemontana alba Mill. - Determined By: G. G. Robinson,
Locality Mexico. Oaxaca San Juan Palantla. 17° 50' 48" N 96° 23' 36" W
Reproductive State Flower
Collector B. Martínez
with A. de Jesús
Collection Date Oct 1995
Accession Number 216457
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Tabernaemontana alba
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tabernaemontana alba Mill. - Determined By: Leeuwenb., 1992
Determination History
Tabernaemontana alba Mill.
Locality Mexico. Veracruz , Cuitláhuac Mun. : 3 km NW of Cuitláhuac on small dirt road. 18° 49' 60" N 96° 44' 0" W
Description Single-stemmed shrub 4 m tall; leaves glossy green; fruits ripe, turning light green, orange within.
Habitat Selva baja caducifolia; disturbed forest along stream.
Reproductive State Fruit
Elevation 350 to m
Collector B. F. Hansen
with M. Nee
Collection Date 03 Jul 1980
Accession Number 164409
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Tabernaemontana alba
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tabernaemontana alba Mill. - Determined By: Leeuwenb., 1992
Determination History
Tabernaemontana chrysocarpa Blake
Locality Costa Rica. Guanacaste Prov. 1 mi. SE of Finca Jimenez (=Estacion Experimental Enrique Jimenez Nunez). 10° 12' 34" N 83° 44' 29" W
Description Small tree with white sticky sap; leaves shiny green; flowers yellow; fruits with pulpy red aril on seeds.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector M. S. Foster
Collection Date 11 May 1971
Accession Number 143655
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Tabernaemontana alba
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tabernaemontana alba Mill. - Determined By: Leeuwenb., 1992
Determination History
Tabernaemontana chrysocarpa Blake - Determined By: A. Gentry,
Locality Belize. Cayo Distr. Sibun River just W of Hummingbird Highway. 17° 12' 3" N 88° 35' 30" W
Description Tree to 20 ft. tall; fruits green.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector J. D. Dwyer
Collection Date 21 Jun 1973
Accession Number 113543
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Tabernaemontana alba
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tabernaemontana alba Mill. - Determined By: Leeuwenb., 1992
Determination History
Tabernaemontana chrysocarpa Blake - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Aug 1982
Locality Mexico. Tabasco SE of Teapa at km 4 on road to Tacotalpa. 17° 35' 47" N 92° 49' 33" W
Description Shurb 3 m; flowers white; sap milky.
Habitat Disturbed area near road.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 325 to m
Collector T. B. Croat
Collection Date 18 Feb 1979
Accession Number 165127
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Tabernaemontana alba
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tabernaemontana alba Mill. - Determined By: Leeuwenb., 1992
Determination History
Tabernaemontana alba Mill. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, 1991
Locality Belize. Cayo Distr. Ca. 15 km SW of San Ignacio; near San Antonio. 17° 4' 60" N 89° 0' 0" W
Description Shrub to 2 m with copious latex; flowers white.
Habitat Forest.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector M. J. Balick
with R. Arvigo, G. Shropshire, A. Cuc, E. Xix.
Collection Date 11 Nov 1987
Accession Number 202688
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Tabernaemontana alba
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tabernaemontana alba Mill. - Determined By: Leeuwenb., 1992
Determination History
Tabernaemontana alba Mill.
Locality Mexico. Veracruz INIREB field station at El Morro de la Mancha, 2.4 km E of highway 180 on shore of Golfo de México, ca. 68 km (by road) N of José Cardel and 120 km by road S of Nautla. 19° 38' 60" N 96° 25' 0" W
Description Small tree 8 m tall, 10 cm dbh, with abundant white latex; fruits green, filled with seeds embedded in dark orange pulp, with odor like watermelon.
Habitat Selva baja caducifolia on old dunes, Bursera simarouba dominant, with Cedrela odorata, Diospyros digyna, Enterolobium sp., Nectandra cf. coriacea, Tabernaemontana alba, Karwinskia humboldtiana, Annona glabra, & Guazuma ulmifolia.
Reproductive State
Elevation 10 to 15 m
Collector T. S. Cochrane
Collection Date 20 Jul 1978
Accession Number 140001
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Tabernaemontana alba
Family Name Apocynaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tabernaemontana alba Mill.
Locality Belize. Cayo Distr. Vaca Forest Reserve Area. 17° 1' 18" N 89° 4' 3" W
Description Tall shrub with milky sap; flowers cream.
Habitat Tropical deciduous forest on moderately steep relief; limestone parent material, often interposed with shales or granite; soils thin laterite.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector W. F. Grey
Collection Date 16 May 2008
Accession Number 297302
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