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Tabernaemontana aurantiaca

Tabernaemontana aurantiaca, known as orange milkwood, is a small tropical tree from the dogbane family native to islands of the western Pacific. It is grown outdoors in warm, humid, frost-free climates and needs consistent moisture and bright conditions.

Family
Apocynaceae (Dogbane family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep soil evenly moist during the growing season and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, humus-rich potting or garden mix.
Temperature
20–32 °C; protect below 15 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Maluku to W. Pacific
Climate
wet tropical

About

Tabernaemontana aurantiaca is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae (dogbane family) with the common name orange milkwood. It is native to Maluku, Papuasia, Vanuatu, the Santa Cruz Islands and Palau.

This species is distributed across:

Other Tabernaemontana plants

Tabernaemontana donnell-smithii · Tabernaemontana pauli · Tabernaemontana tomentosa · Tabernaemontana africana · White milkwood · Alternate Leaved Crape Jasmine · Tabernaemontana amplifolia · Tabernaemontana amygdalifolia · Tabernaemontana angulata · Tabernaemontana antheonycta · Tabernaemontana apoda · Tabernaemontana arborea

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Tabernaemontana aurantiaca by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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