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Tabernaemontana pandacaqui
Tabernaemontana pandacaqui grows as a shrub or tree up to 14 metres (46 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 centimetres (2.8 in) in diameter. The plant is found in a wide variety of habitats, particularly in drier areas. It is native to China, Taiwan, Thailand, Malesia, Papua New Guinea, Australia and many Pacific islands. The species is also reportedly...
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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.
Range & habitat
Tabernaemontana pandacaqui is native to China, Taiwan, Thailand, Malesia, Papua New Guinea, Australia and many Pacific islands. Plants in the Mariana islands of Guam and Rota are now considered to be a separate species, Tabernaemontana rotensis. It is found in a wide variety of habitats, particularly in drier areas. The species is also reportedly naturalized in the Windward Islands, Trinidad and Tobago and Panama.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 369351.