Tabernaemontana pandacaqui

windmill bush
Tabernaemontana pandacaqui [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Genus:	Tabernaemontana
Species:	T. pandacaqui
Binomial name
Tabernaemontana pandacaqui Lam.[2]
Synonyms[3]
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 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 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.

Tabernaemontana pandacaqui grows as a shrub or tree up to 14 metres (46 ft) tall. Its flowers feature white or pale yellow corolla lobes. Fruit is orange, red or yellow with paired follicles, each up to 7 centimetres (2.8 in) in diameter. The plant is found in a wide variety of habitats, particularly in drier areas.^[4] T. pandacaqui is native to China, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Australia. It is also reportedly naturalized in the Lesser Antilles, French Guiana and Panama.^[5] Common names include windmill bush and banana bush.^[6]

References

1. 1880 illustration from Francisco Manuel Blanco (O.S.A.) - Flora de Filipinas, Gran edicion
2. "Tabernaemontana pandacaqui". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
3. "Tabernaemontana pandacaqui". The Plant List. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
4. Middleton, David J. (September 2004). "Tabernaemontana pandacaqui Lam." (PDF). In Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K. 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.
5. "Tabernaemontana pandacaqui". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
6. Hyland, B. P. M.; Whiffin, T.; Zich, F. A.; et al. (Dec 2010). "Factsheet – Tabernaemontana pandacaqui". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants. Edition 6.1, online version [RFK 6.1]. 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.