Tabernaemontana glabra

(Benth.) A.O.Simões & M.E.Endress · species

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Apocynaceae/Tabernaemontana

At a glance

Occurrence records902

Data sources8

Biological traits33

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections11

Sources8 archives

Databases and archives Tabernaemontana glabra's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility902 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI11 eDNA detections↗

LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗

On this page5 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources33 traits

Chemical compositionLOTUS12 compounds

Occurrence & distributionGBIF902 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 2 countries11 detections

01Narrative

Tabernaemontana glabra is an evergreen tree from the family Apocynaceae, native to Mexico, Central America, and northwestern South America (Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia).Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families It is similar to Tabernaemontana donnell-smithii, except that its leaves and flowers are larger and its fruit is smaller.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Size & morphology4

Plant height max7 m

Seed volume270 mm³

Seed volume max270 mm³

Seed volume min270 mm³

Life cycle & reproduction5

Deciduousnessdeciduous

Dispersal typeanimal

Life formshrub or tree

Life spanperennial

Raunkiær life formphanerophyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment9

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatewet tropical

Climberself-supporting

Elevation max1 000 m

Elevation min0 m

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit fleshinessdry

Growth formtree

⚠ sources differ — GIFT: tree · TRY: Shrub

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry12

Ldmc max300 mg/g

Ldmc min300 mg/g

Leaf C:N ratio11.1 g/g

Leaf c434 mg/g

Leaf dry-matter content (LDMC)234 mg/g

⚠ sources differ — TRY: 234 mg/g · GIFT: 300 mg/g

Leaf n35.04 mg/g

Leaf p1.19 mg/g

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

Specific leaf area (SLA)19.22 mm²/mg

⚠ sources differ — TRY: 19.22 mm²/mg · GIFT: 23.1 mm²/mg

Wood density489 mg/cm³

⚠ sources differ — TRY: 489 mg/cm³ · GIFT: 630 mg/cm³

Wood density max630 mg/cm³

Wood density min630 mg/cm³

Other traits2

Sla max16.56 mm²/mg

Sla min16.56 mm²/mg

03Chemical composition12 compounds

Compounds documented for Tabernaemontana glabra across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").

Compound class profile2 classes

Iboga type10

Corynanthe type $ Yohimbine-like alkaloids2

Documented compounds12 total

Tissue Source Quantified only

Compound	Amount	Source
(-)-Coronaridine	present	LOTUS
11-Hydroxycoronaridine	present	LOTUS
Ajmalicine	present	LOTUS
Coronaridine	present	LOTUS
methyl (1R,10S,12R,14S,15S)-14-ethyl-4-methoxy-19-oxa-8,16-diazahexacyclo[10.6.2.01,9.02,7.010,15.016,20]icosa-2(7),3,5,8-tetraene-10-carboxylate	present	LOTUS
methyl (1R,15S,17R,18S)-17-ethyl-7-methoxy-3,13-diazapentacyclo[13.3.1.02,10.04,9.013,18]nonadeca-2(10),4(9),5,7-tetraene-1-carboxylate	present	LOTUS
methyl (1S,15R,16S,18R,19R,20S)-18-hydroxy-16-methyl-17-oxa-3,13-diazapentacyclo[11.8.0.02,10.04,9.015,20]henicosa-2(10),4,6,8-tetraene-19-carboxylate	present	LOTUS
methyl (1S,15R,17S,18S)-17-ethyl-5-[(1S,15R,17S,18S)-17-ethyl-6-methoxy-1-methoxycarbonyl-3,13-diazapentacyclo[13.3.1.02,10.04,9.013,18]nonadeca-2(10),4(9),5,7-tetraen-5-yl]-6-hydroxy-3,13-diazapentacyclo[13.3.1.02,10.04,9.013,18]nonadeca-2(10),4(9),5,7-tetraene-1-carboxylate	present	LOTUS
Methyl 12-methoxyibogamine-18-carboxylate	present	LOTUS
Voacangarine	present	LOTUS

05DNA & barcoding11 eDNA hits

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Tabernaemontana glabra has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

eDNA detections11

Countries2

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type902 records

Wild obs. + sensor276

Museum / vouchered626

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO2 136 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy86% within 1 km

≤100 m 113≤1 km 39≤10 km 20>10 km 4

176 georeferenced · 100 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor276

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy0% within 1 km

≤10 km 2>10 km 1

3 georeferenced · 623 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence626

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions22 of 36 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Saint Louis, US	401
National Biodiversity Institute, Costa Ricalocation not on record	71
Antiguo Cuscatlán, SV	31
León, NI	27
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record	13
San José, CR	13
Chicago, US	9
MEXUlocation not on record	8
HEMlocation not on record	5
Berlin, DE	5
Cambridge, US	3
Managua, NI	3
BMlocation not on record	3
Bronx, US	3
Calabar, NG	3
Sangmiung Universitylocation not on record	3
Guatemala City, GT	3
Burlington, US	2
QCNElocation not on record	2
Giardini Botanici Hanburylocation not on record	2
Kew, GB	1
Guasave, MX	1
Denver, US	1
Montpellier, FR	1
Universidad Nacional Agrarialocation not on record	1
US	1
Station d'Ecologie de Lamtolocation not on record	1
Austin, US	1
LGlocation not on record	1
Loja, EC	1
arosemena tola, EC	1
CASlocation not on record	1
Ann Arbor, US	1
Universidad de El Salvadorlocation not on record	1
Austin, US	1
Universidad de Guayaquillocation not on record	1

36 institutions · 626 of 626 vouchered records shown

09Environmental DNA11 detections

Where the DNA of Tabernaemontana glabra was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.

Signal

Detections DNA found11

Studies independent surveys1

Countries2

Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections

Where its DNA was found

0 of 11 detections have coordinates

Open the map2 countries0

How strong is each trace?

DNA read depthRead counts were not reported for this species — the map shows presence only, not how strong each trace was.

Modelled climatemodelled

−15°Ctemperature across detection sites+40°C

Temperature median24.0 °C 24.0–25.7

Seasonal swing summer↔winter2.10 °C

Max temp (day)26.4 °C 26.4–28.7

Min temp (night)21.9 °C 21.9–24.1

Precipitation274 mm/mo 91.0–423

Air humidity71.2 % 63.5–76.4

Moisture balance125 mm/mo -83.8–295

Vapour deficit700 Pa 700–1,271

Wind speed1.70 m/s 1.50–2.90

Cloud cover38.8 % 25.6–46.2

CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 11 detection points · median with p10–p90 · reflects where sampling happened, not only the true niche

How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.

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