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Apocynaceae

Orange milkwood

Tabernaemontana aurantiaca Gaudich.

Family
Apocynaceae
Genus
Tabernaemontana

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Common names

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English
Orange milkwood

Synonyms

  • Rejoua aurantiaca Gaudich.
  • Rejoua novoguineensis (Scheff.) Markgr.
  • Tabernaemontana anguinea Hemsl.
  • Tabernaemontana aurantiaca f. anguinea (Hemsl.) Leeuwenb.
  • Tabernaemontana longepedunculata K.Schum.
  • Tabernaemontana novoguineensis Scheff.
  • Tabernaemontana pentasticta Scheff.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub, Tree
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Pacific Basin: native

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.