Tabernaemontana stapfiana

Tabernaemontana stapfiana (commonly known as soccerball fruit[3]) is a medium-sized tree in the family Apocynaceae. Its flowers feature white with yellow-throated corolla lobes. The fruit is fleshy grey-green, in pairs, each up to 20 centimetres (8 in) in diameter and weighing up to several kilograms. Its habitat is montane evergreen forests from 700–2,000 metres (2,300–6,600 ft) altitude.[3] The plant is native to an area of Africa from Uganda south to Mozambique.[1]

Tabernaemontana stapfiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Tabernaemontana
Species:
T. stapfiana
Binomial name
Tabernaemontana stapfiana
Synonyms[2]
  • Conopharyngia bequaertii De Wild.
  • Conopharyngia johnstonii Stapf
  • Conopharyngia stapfiana (Britten) Stapf
  • Sarcopharyngia stapfiana (Britten) Boiteau
  • Tabernaemontana johnstonii (Stapf) Pichon

References
  1. Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Tabernaemontana stapfiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T144307376A149027319. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  2. "Tabernaemontana stapfiana". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  3. "Tabernaemontana stapfiana". Flora of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 4 August 2013.


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