Tabernaemontana pandacaqui

Tabernaemontana pandacaqui, known as windmill bush and banana bush,[5] is a species of plant in the dogbane family Apocynaceae.

Tabernaemontana pandacaqui
1880 illustration[1]
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Genus:	Tabernaemontana
Species:	T. pandacaqui
Binomial name
Tabernaemontana pandacaqui Lam.[3]
Synonyms[4]
List Alstonia pacifica (Seem.) A.C.Sm. Anartia recurva Miers Ervatamia angustisepala (Benth.) Domin Ervatamia benthamiana Domin Ervatamia biflora (Elmer) Pichon Ervatamia brachybotrys (Merr.) Pichon Ervatamia calcicola Kerr Ervatamia capsicoides (Merr.) Pichon Ervatamia cumingiana (A.DC.) Markgr. Ervatamia daemeliana Domin Ervatamia decaisnei (A.DC.) Markgr. Ervatamia ecarinata (Merr.) Pichon Ervatamia eriophora (A.DC.) Markgr. Ervatamia floribunda (Blume) Pichon Ervatamia hexagona (Merr.) Pichon Ervatamia lifuana Boiteau & L.Allorge Ervatamia linearifolia (Merr.) Markgr. Ervatamia makateaensis H.St.John Ervatamia merrilliana Markgr. Ervatamia mindorensis (Merr.) Markgr. Ervatamia montensis S.Moore Ervatamia mucronata (Merr.) Markgr. Ervatamia obtusiuscula Markgr. Ervatamia oligantha (Merr.) Pichon Ervatamia orientalis (R.Br.) Domin Ervatamia pandacaqui (Lam.) Pichon Ervatamia parviflora Meijer Drees Ervatamia polygama (Blanco) Markgr. Ervatamia puberula Tsiang & P.T.Li Ervatamia pubescens (R.Br.) Domin Ervatamia punctulata (Warb.) Markgr. Ervatamia rotensis Kaneh. Ervatamia subglobosa (Merr.) Pichon Pagiantha pandacaqui (Poir.) Markgr. Pagiantha oligantha (Merr.) Markgr. Pagiantha subglobosa (Merr.) Markgr. Rejoua pacifica (Seem.) Markgr. Tabernaemontana arborescens Perrier Tabernaemontana biflora Elmer Tabernaemontana brachybotrys Merr. Tabernaemontana capsicoides Merr. Tabernaemontana caudata Merr. Tabernaemontana congestiflora Elmer Tabernaemontana cumingiana A.DC. Tabernaemontana decaisnei A.DC. Tabernaemontana diclinis K.Schum & Lauterb. Tabernaemontana ebracteata R.Br. Tabernaemontana ecarinata Merr. Tabernaemontana floribunda Blume Tabernaemontana guangdongensis P.T.Li Tabernaemontana hexagona Merr. Tabernaemontana indica Lam. Tabernaemontana laxiflora Teijsm. & Binn. Tabernaemontana linearifolia Merr. Tabernaemontana mindanaensis Merr. Tabernaemontana mindorensis Merr. Tabernaemontana mollis Hook. & Arn. Tabernaemontana mucronata Merr. Tabernaemontana multiflora Sm. Tabernaemontana oligantha Merr. Tabernaemontana orientalis R.Br. Tabernaemontana pacifica Seem. Tabernaemontana polygama Blanco Tabernaemontana puberula Merr. Tabernaemontana pubescens R.Br Tabernaemontana punctulata Warb. Tabernaemontana riedeliana Miq. Tabernaemontana rotensis (Kaneh.) P.T.Li Tabernaemontana semperflorens Perrier Tabernaemontana subglobosa Merr. Tabernaemontana thailandensis P.T.Li Tabernaemontana vitiensis Seem.

Description

Tabernaemontana pandacaqui grows as a shrub or tree up to 14 m (50 ft) tall. Its flowers feature white or pale yellow corolla lobes. The fruit is orange, red or yellow with paired follicles, each up to 7 cm (3 in) in diameter.[6]

Distribution and habitat

Tabernaemontana pandacaqui is native to China, Taiwan, Thailand, Malesia, Papua New Guinea, Australia and many Pacific islands.[4] It is found in a wide variety of habitats, particularly in drier areas.[6] The species is also reportedly naturalized in the Windward Islands, Trinidad and Tobago and Panama.[4]

References

1. 1880 illustration from Francisco Manuel Blanco (O.S.A.) - Flora de Filipinas, Gran edicion
2. Yu, S.; Qin, H.; Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Tabernaemontana pandacaqui". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T147622277A147622279. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
3. "Tabernaemontana pandacaqui". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
4. "Tabernaemontana pandacaqui". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
5. Hyland, B. P. M.; Whiffin, T.; Zich, F. A.; et al. (Dec 2010). "Factsheet – Tabernaemontana pandacaqui". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants (6.1, online version RFK 6.1 ed.). Cairns, Australia: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), through its Division of Plant Industry; the Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research; the Australian Tropical Herbarium, James Cook University. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
6. Middleton, David J. (September 2004). "Tabernaemontana pandacaqui Lam." (PDF). In Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K. (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). 5. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 57–58. ISBN 983-2181-59-3. Retrieved 5 August 2013.