Plant Details

Accepted name:: Tabernaemontana crassa Benth. [Apocynaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
adam's apple flower	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
adam's-apple-flower	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
mpoki	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
munkodinkodi	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:

Kew's taxonomic resources include 15 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Conopharyngia durissima (Stapf) Stapf in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 4(1): 143 (1902).
Conopharyngia crassa (Benth.) Stapf in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 4(1): 144 (1902).
Conopharyngia gentilii (De Wild.) De Wild. Miss. Ém. Laurent 1: 539 (1907).
Conopharyngia jollyana Stapf in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 4(1): 144 (1902).
Conopharyngia macrosiphon Schellenb. in G.W.J.Mildbraed, Wiss. Erg. Zweit. Deut. Zentr.-Afr. Exped., Bot.: 62 (1922), nom. nud.
Conopharyngia smithii (Stapf) Stapf in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 4(1): 142 (1902).
Conopharyngia thonneri (T.Durand & De Wild. ex Stapf) Stapf in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 4(1): 143 (1902).
Gabunia dorotheae Wernham J. Bot. 52: 25 (1914).
Gabunia gentilii De Wild. Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., sér. 5, 1: 68 (1903).
Sarcopharyngia crassa (Benth.) Boiteau Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia 1981: 214 (1981).
Sarcopharyngia gentilii (De Wild.) Boiteau Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia 1981: 233 (1981).
Tabernaemontana durissima Stapf Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1894: 24 (1894).
Tabernaemontana jollyana Pierre ex Stapf in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 4(1): 144 (1902).
Tabernaemontana smithii Stapf Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1898: 305 (1898).
Tabernaemontana thonneri T.Durand & De Wild. ex Stapf Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1898: 306 (1898).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Conopharyngia durissima	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
Conopharyngia durissima Stapf	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Tabernaemontana crassa	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
Tabernaemontana crassa Benth.	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Med. Pl. Trop. W Africa II (Oliver-Bever, 1983) PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Tabernaemontana crassa Bentham	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)

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