Feb 182013
 

Specimen : Domesticated

Local name : Pandakaki

Botanical name : Tabernaemontana pandacaqui

Family : Apocynaceae

Height : 2-3 meters

Fruiting season : Possibly year-round

Traits : Drought-tolerant; Large shrub to small tree; Semi-deciduous to evergreen; Shade tolerant; Tolerant of infertile soils; Wind hardy

Recommendations : Hedging; Home gardens; Landscaping; Nurse tree; Ornamental; Pioneer species for reforestation purpose; Public spaces; Urban greening; Wildcrafting

Used for : Leaves, root, bark, latex, sap from the ripe fruit and even a poultice of the whole plant are used in traditional medicine; Leaves are used as bath

Native range : Thailand, Taiwan, The Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea, Australia and Pacific islands

National conservation status : Not threatened in the Philippines

Further readings :

Bureau of Plant Industry’s Medicinal Plants Publication - Pandakaki (Tabernaemontana pandacaqui)

E-Prosea (Tabernaemontana pandacaqui) http://www.proseanet.org/prosea/e-prosea_detail.php?frt=&id=1326 (466)