Tabernaemontana calcarea

Names and Synonyms

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Pandaca calcarea
• Pandaca minutiflora
• Pandaca caducifolia
• Hazunta decaryi
• Tabernaemontana minutiflora
• Pandaca affinis

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta, falling under the class Equisetopsida and subclass Magnoliidae. Within the order Gentianaales, it is classified under the family Apocynaceae. It is further identified by the genus Tabernaemontana, with the specific species name calcarea.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant exhibits a highly specific and restricted geographical range within the natural world. Its distribution is centered primarily within the Western Indian Ocean region. Specifically, the species is found natively on the island of Madagascar. This localized occurrence suggests that the plant is adapted to the unique ecological conditions of this particular island environment. Consequently, its presence is limited to this specific tropical maritime territory.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Botanical Identification

Life history

The life history of Tabernaemontana calcarea is characterized by its classification as a phanerophyte, specifically exhibiting growth forms that range from nanophanerophyte to phanerophyte. As a phanerophyte, its perennating buds are located on aerial branches well above the ground, allowing it to maintain a persistent woody structure through various seasonal cycles. Depending on the specific environmental conditions and the maturity of the individual, its stature may fluctuate between the smaller nanophanerophyte form and the more robust phanerophyte form, ensuring its survival in its native habitat. This life strategy enables the plant to establish a stable, long-lived presence, utilizing its elevated buds to protect vital tissues from ground-level stressors and environmental fluctuations.

Life form :

phanerophyte

Morphology

The morphology of Tabernaemontana calcarea is characterized by its growth form as a woody tree that functions as a self-supporting structure. It is a non-parasitic species, existing as an independent organism rather than an obligatory or facultative parasite. Regarding its ecological habitat and positioning, the plant is terrestrial in nature, neither functioning as an epiphyte nor occupying aquatic or semiaquatic niches.

Aquatic :

terrestrial

Climber :

self-supporting

Epiphyte :

terrestrial

Growth form :

tree

Parasite :

independent

Woodiness :

woody

Sources: Global Inventory of Floras and Traits (GIFT)

Chemicals

Tabernaemontana calcarea has 11 reported phytochemicals identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include 10-Methoxyibogamine, 11-hydroxycoronaridine, 19-epi-heyneanine, 19-epi-voacristine, CORONARIDINE.

10-Methoxyibogamine

1. Journal of natural products

11-hydroxycoronaridine

1. Journal of natural products

19-epi-heyneanine

1. Journal of natural products

19-epi-voacristine

1. Journal of natural products

CORONARIDINE

1. Journal of natural products

ISOVOACRISTINE

1. Journal of natural products

Ibogamine

1. Journal of natural products

Isovoacangine

1. Journal of natural products

Voacangine

1. Journal of natural products

Voacristine

1. Journal of natural products

Activities

Tabernaemontana calcarea has 1 reported activities identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Cytotoxic.

Cytotoxic

1. Journal of natural products

Medicinal Uses

Tabernaemontana calcarea has 1 reported medicinal uses identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported uses include ovarian cancer.

Most Reported Uses

Preparations