Cerbera manghas
Beach Milkwood, Dogbane
Other regional names: Dogbone +3 more
- Dogbone
- Grey Milkwood
- Madagascar Ordeal Bean
- Reva
Also known as: Cerbera lactaria Buch.-Ham. ex D.Dietrich +14 more
- Cerbera lactaria Buch.-Ham. ex D.Dietrich
- Cerbera linnaei Montrouz.
- Cerbera manghas var. mugfordii (F.M.Bailey) Domin
- Cerbera manghas var. samoensis Hochr.
- Cerbera odollam var. mugfordii F.M.Bailey
- Cerbera tanghin Hook.
- Cerbera tanquin Steud.
- Cerbera venenifera (Poir.) Steud.
- Elcana seminuda Blanco
- Odollamia manghas (L.) Raf.
- Odollamia moluca Raf.
- Tabernaemontana obtusifolia Poir.
- Tanghinia manghas (L.) G.Don
- Tanghinia veneneflua G.Don
- Tanghinia venenifera Poir.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Apocynaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.
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Cerbera manghas (commonly known as Beach Milkwood or Dogbane) is a shrub or tree within the Apocynaceae family. It naturally occurs in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and the Pacific. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Northwestern Pacific, Papuasia, South-Central Pacific, Southwestern Pacific, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China Southeast, Christmas I., Comoros, Fiji, Gilbert Is., Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Maluku, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Mauritius, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Philippines, Pitcairn Is., Queensland, Samoa, Santa Cruz Is., Seychelles, Society Is., Solomon Is., South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is.
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Chagos Archipelago