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Tabernaemontana ventricosa
Also called Small Fruited Toadtree
Forest toad tree is a smallish tropical African forest tree in the dogbane family, grown in gardens and as a specimen tree in warm climates. Give it warm, humid conditions with filtered light and well-drained soil.
Tabernaemontana ventricosa, commonly known as forest toad-tree or small-fruited toad-tree, is a tree in the dogbane family Apocynaceae. It is native to Africa.
Tabernaemontana ventricosa is native to an area of Africa from Nigeria east to Kenya and south to Mozambique. Its habitat is forests from sea level to 1,850 m (6,000 ft) altitude.
Tabernaemontana ventricosa is locally used in the treatment of wounds, fever and hypertension. The fruit is edible. The wood is locally used in planks.
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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.
