Tabernaemontana pandacaqui
Banana Bush, Dogbane
Other regional names: Windmillbush
- Windmillbush
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Apocynaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub.
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Tabernaemontana pandacaqui (commonly known as Banana-Bush or Dogbane) is a shrub belonging to the Apocynaceae family. Indigenous to Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and the Pacific, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, China, Eastern Asia, Indo-China, Malesia, Northwestern Pacific, Papuasia, South-Central Pacific, Southwestern Pacific
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Borneo, China South-Central, China Southeast, Fiji, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Samoa, Society Is., Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, Tonga, Tuamotu, Vanuatu, Western Australia
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Panama, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is.