Apocynaceae
Milkwood
Tabernaemontana citrifolia
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Tabernaemontana
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Milkwood
- French
- Bois-lait
Synonyms
- Ervatamia citrifolia (L.) M.R.Almeida
- Tabernaemontana citrifolia var. lanceolata (Miers) L.Allorge
- Tabernaemontana lanceolata Miers
- Tabernaemontana plumieri E.H.L.Krause
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
Photos
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Photo: Pancrat, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Filo gèn', CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Filo gèn', CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Filo gèn', CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Filo gèn', CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Filo gèn', CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Filo gèn', CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.