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Tabernaemontana longipes

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Species of plant

Tabernaemontana longipes
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Tabernaemontana
Species: T. longipes
Binomial name
Tabernaemontana longipes
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Tabernaemontana longipes is a tropical tree found in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Panama, and Costa Rica. Its unusually shaped pods inspired the common name Dutchman's shoes. Its oval leaves are about 13 cm long and glabrous. The flowers are white.

References

  1. Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI); IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Tabernaemontana longipes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T150001670A150001672. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T150001670A150001672.en. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. "Apocynaceae: Tabernaemontana longipes". Discover Life. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  4. Haber, William (2000). An Introduction to Cloud Forest Trees. Monteverde de Puntarenas, Costa Rica: Mountain Gem Publications. ISBN 9977-12-418-3.
Taxon identifiers
Tabernaemontana longipes


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