Taxon: Tabernaemontana donnell-smithii Rose ex Donn. Sm.

Summary

Genus:

Tabernaemontana

Family:

Apocynaceae

Subfamily:

Rauvolfioideae

Tribe:

Tabernaemontaneae

Nomen number:

36166

Place of publication:

Bot. Gaz. 18:206. 1893

Verified:

07/07/2010 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

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Stemmadenia donnell-smithii (Rose ex Donn. Sm.) Woodson

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Leeuwenberg, A. J. M. 1994. A revision of Tabernaemontana. II. The New World species. 2:405. Note: = Stemmadenia donnell-smithii (Rose ex Donn. Sm.) Woodson
Simões, A. O. et al. 2010. Systematics and character evolution of Tabernaemontaneae (Apocynaceae, Rauvolfioideae) based on molecular and morphological evidence. Taxon 59:772-790. Note: Stemmadenia is nested in Tabernaemontana L.

Common names

Language	Name	note	seq	Citation
Spanish (Belize)	cojotón	http://darnis.inbio.ac.cr/FMPro?-DB=UBIpub.fp3&-lay=WebAll&-Format=/ubi/detail.html&-Op=bw&id=171&-Find	2	Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad. Especies de Costa Rica (on-line resource).
Spanish (Costa Rica)	cojón de mico	http://darnis.inbio.ac.cr/FMPro?-DB=UBIpub.fp3&-lay=WebAll&-Format=/ubi/detail.html&-Op=bw&id=171&-Find	2	Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad. Especies de Costa Rica (on-line resource).
Spanish (Costa Rica)	cojones de burro	http://darnis.inbio.ac.cr/FMPro?-DB=UBIpub.fp3&-lay=WebAll&-Format=/ubi/detail.html&-Op=bw&id=171&-Find	2	Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad. Especies de Costa Rica (on-line resource).
Spanish (Costa Rica)	huevos de caballo	http://darnis.inbio.ac.cr/FMPro?-DB=UBIpub.fp3&-lay=WebAll&-Format=/ubi/detail.html&-Op=bw&id=171&-Find	2	Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad. Especies de Costa Rica (on-line resource).

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sinaloa	Leeuwenberg, A. J. M. 1994. A revision of Tabernaemontana. II. The New World species. 2:405. Note: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas	Leeuwenberg, A. J. M. 1994. A revision of Tabernaemontana. II. The New World species. 2:405. Note: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Colima	Leeuwenberg, A. J. M. 1994. A revision of Tabernaemontana. II. The New World species. 2:405. Note: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guerrero	Leeuwenberg, A. J. M. 1994. A revision of Tabernaemontana. II. The New World species. 2:405. Note: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco	Leeuwenberg, A. J. M. 1994. A revision of Tabernaemontana. II. The New World species. 2:405. Note: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	México	Leeuwenberg, A. J. M. 1994. A revision of Tabernaemontana. II. The New World species. 2:405. Note: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Michoacán de Ocampo	Leeuwenberg, A. J. M. 1994. A revision of Tabernaemontana. II. The New World species. 2:405. Note: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Morelos	Leeuwenberg, A. J. M. 1994. A revision of Tabernaemontana. II. The New World species. 2:405. Note: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Nayarit	Leeuwenberg, A. J. M. 1994. A revision of Tabernaemontana. II. The New World species. 2:405. Note: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca	Leeuwenberg, A. J. M. 1994. A revision of Tabernaemontana. II. The New World species. 2:405. Note: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Quintana Roo	Leeuwenberg, A. J. M. 1994. A revision of Tabernaemontana. II. The New World species. 2:405. Note: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Tabasco	Leeuwenberg, A. J. M. 1994. A revision of Tabernaemontana. II. The New World species. 2:405. Note: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave	Leeuwenberg, A. J. M. 1994. A revision of Tabernaemontana. II. The New World species. 2:405. Note: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Belize		Leeuwenberg, A. J. M. 1994. A revision of Tabernaemontana. II. The New World species. 2:405. Note: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Costa Rica		Leeuwenberg, A. J. M. 1994. A revision of Tabernaemontana. II. The New World species. 2:405. Note: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	El Salvador		Leeuwenberg, A. J. M. 1994. A revision of Tabernaemontana. II. The New World species. 2:405. Note: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala		Leeuwenberg, A. J. M. 1994. A revision of Tabernaemontana. II. The New World species. 2:405. Note: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Honduras		Leeuwenberg, A. J. M. 1994. A revision of Tabernaemontana. II. The New World species. 2:405. Note: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Nicaragua		Leeuwenberg, A. J. M. 1994. A revision of Tabernaemontana. II. The New World species. 2:405. Note: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Panama		Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama.

Native
Northern America

NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Sinaloa]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, México, Michoacán de Ocampo, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]

Southern America

CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador

Reference(s)

Leeuwenberg, A. J. M. 1994. A revision of Tabernaemontana. II. The New World species. 2:405. Note: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama.

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=36166. Accessed 12 May 2026.