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Samoan gardenia
Tabernaemontana africana
About
Tabernaemontana africana, commonly known as Samoan gardenia, is a species of plant in the oleander and frangipani family Apocynaceae native to tropical west Africa from Senegal to Ghana. It is an evergreen perennial shrub with a maximum height of 6 meters. The plant is used to produce latex, soap and dye.
- Family
- Apocynaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Tabernaemontana africana
- Slug
- tabernaemontana-africana
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Tabernaemontana
- Species
- africana
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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