Taxon: Tabernaemontana citrifolia L.

Summary

Genus:

Tabernaemontana

Family:

Apocynaceae

Subfamily:

Rauvolfioideae

Tribe:

Tabernaemontaneae

Nomen number:

36162

Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 1:210. 1753

Typification:

View in Linnean Typification Project

Verified:

10/20/1999 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

1 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

No images

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Correll, D. S. & H. B. Correll. 1982. Flora of the Bahama archipelago.
Leeuwenberg, A. J. M. 1994. A revision of Tabernaemontana. II. The New World species. 2:271. Note: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Liogier, H. A. & L. F. Martorell. 1982. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis.
Standley, P. C. 1920. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23:1-1721.

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Antigua and Barbuda	Antigua		Leeuwenberg, A. J. M. 1994. A revision of Tabernaemontana. II. The New World species. 2:271. Note: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Bahamas			Leeuwenberg, A. J. M. 1994. A revision of Tabernaemontana. II. The New World species. 2:271. Note: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Cuba		e.	Leeuwenberg, A. J. M. 1994. A revision of Tabernaemontana. II. The New World species. 2:271. Note: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Dominica			Leeuwenberg, A. J. M. 1994. A revision of Tabernaemontana. II. The New World species. 2:271. Note: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Dominican Republic			Leeuwenberg, A. J. M. 1994. A revision of Tabernaemontana. II. The New World species. 2:271. Note: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Grenada			Leeuwenberg, A. J. M. 1994. A revision of Tabernaemontana. II. The New World species. 2:271. Note: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Guadeloupe			Leeuwenberg, A. J. M. 1994. A revision of Tabernaemontana. II. The New World species. 2:271. Note: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Haiti			Leeuwenberg, A. J. M. 1994. A revision of Tabernaemontana. II. The New World species. 2:271. Note: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Martinique			Leeuwenberg, A. J. M. 1994. A revision of Tabernaemontana. II. The New World species. 2:271. Note: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Montserrat			Leeuwenberg, A. J. M. 1994. A revision of Tabernaemontana. II. The New World species. 2:271. Note: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Netherlands Antilles			Leeuwenberg, A. J. M. 1994. A revision of Tabernaemontana. II. The New World species. 2:271. Note: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	St. Kitts and Nevis			Leeuwenberg, A. J. M. 1994. A revision of Tabernaemontana. II. The New World species. 2:271. Note: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	St. Lucia			Leeuwenberg, A. J. M. 1994. A revision of Tabernaemontana. II. The New World species. 2:271. Note: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	St. Vincent and Grenadines	Saint Vincent		Leeuwenberg, A. J. M. 1994. A revision of Tabernaemontana. II. The New World species. 2:271. Note: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Trinidad and Tobago	Tobago		Leeuwenberg, A. J. M. 1994. A revision of Tabernaemontana. II. The New World species. 2:271. Note: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	United States	Virgin Islands, U.S.		Leeuwenberg, A. J. M. 1994. A revision of Tabernaemontana. II. The New World species. 2:271. Note: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
2	Cultivated					also cult.

Native
Southern America

CARIBBEAN: Netherlands Antilles, Antigua and Barbuda [Antigua], Bahamas, Cuba (e.), Dominica, Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Grenada, Haiti, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Montserrat, Martinique, Trinidad and Tobago [Tobago], United States [Virgin Islands, U.S.], St. Vincent and Grenadines [Saint Vincent]

Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)

Leeuwenberg, A. J. M. 1994. A revision of Tabernaemontana. II. The New World species. 2:271. Note: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=36162. Accessed 11 May 2026.