Tabernaemontana pandacaqui 

Location & distribution maps

Phylogeny & links to associated information

Wikipedia links:       Angiosperms  > Eudicots > Asterids > Lamids > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Tabernaemontana  pandacaqui

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Plant  information

Common name:                Banana Bush  

• Also, windmill bush 

Conservation status:  Least concern

Etymology:   

Flowers:                  

• White or pale yellow corolla lobes

Fruit:                         

• The fruit is orange, red or yellow with paired follicles, each up to 7 cm in diameter

Leaves:         

Stem & branches: 

Roots:         

Habit:        

• A shrub or tree up to 14 m tall

Habitat:   

• It is found in a wide variety of habitats, particularly in drier areas 

Distribution:                  

• 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

• The species is also reportedly naturalised in the Windward Islands, Trinidad and Tobago and Panama

Additional notes:     

• Tabernaemontana pandacaqui is a species of plant in the dogbane family Apocynaceae

Sources of information:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabernaemontana_pandacaqui (2023)