Tabernaemontana palustris

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Eudicots

Clade:Asterids

Tabernaemontana palustris
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Genus:	Tabernaemontana
Species:	T. palustris
Binomial name
Tabernaemontana palustris Markgr.
Synonyms[2]
Homotypic Synonyms Anacampta palustris (Markgr.) Markgr. Bonafousia palustris (Markgr.) Boiteau & L.Allorge Heterotypic Synonyms Bonafousia rimulosa (Woodson) Boiteau & L.Allorge Tabernaemontana rimulosa Woodson Ruiz & Pav. Tabernaemontana tenuis Monach.

Tabernaemontana palustris is a tropical flowering plant species in the family Apocynaceae.^[2][3] It is native to Northern Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela.

The species epithet palustris is Latin for "of the marsh" and indicates its common habitat.^[4]

In parts of the Peruvian Amazon, it is used medicinally to treat rheumatism, fever, and wounds; it may also be used as a purgative.^[5]