Tabernaemontana peschiera

Tabernaemontana peschiera is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is native to northern Brazil, Suriname, and French Guiana.[1]

Tabernaemontana peschiera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Tabernaemontana
Species:
T. peschiera
Binomial name
Tabernaemontana peschiera
ined.
Synonyms[1]
  • Bonafousia albiflora (Miq.) Boiteau & L.Allorge
  • Echites albiflorus (Miq.) Miers
  • Peschiera albiflora Miq.
  • Taberna albiflora (Miq.) Markgr.
  • Tabernaemontana albiflora (Miq.) Pulle, nom. illeg.

Taxonomy edit

The species was first described in 1851 by Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel as Peschiera albiflora. In 1906, August Adriaan Pulle transferred it to the genus Tabernaemontana as Tabernaemontana albiflora. However, this was an illegitimate name, as it had already been used in 1897 for a different species, now accepted as Tabernaemontana catharinensis. As of November 2023, Plants of the World Online used what appears to be a replacement name, Tabernaemontana peschiera, but without a known author.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Tabernaemontana peschiera ined.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-11-29