''Tabernanthe'' is a genus of

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s in the family

Apocynaceae Apocynaceae (, from '' Apocynum'', Greek for "dog-away") is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly known as the dogbane family, because some taxa were used as dog poison. Notable mem ...

, first described as a genus in 1888. It is native to tropical central

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Tabernanthe elliptica ''Tabernanthe'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1888. It is native to tropical central Africa. ;Species * '' Tabernanthe elliptica'' (Stapf) Leeuwenb. – Congo-Brazzaville, Zaire, Angola ...

'' (Stapf) Leeuwenb. – Congo-Brazzaville, Zaire, Angola * ''

Tabernanthe iboga ''Tabernanthe'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1888. It is native to tropical central Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At a ...

'' Baill. – Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon, Cabinda, Congo-Brazzaville, Zaire, Angola

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{{Authority control Apocynaceae genera Rauvolfioideae Taxa named by Henri Ernest Baillon