Tabernaemontana pandacaqui facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Tabernaemontana pandacaqui
1880 illustration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Genus:	Tabernaemontana
Species:	pandacaqui
Synonyms
List Alstonia pacifica (Seem.) A.C.Sm. Anartia recurva Miers Ervatamia angustisepala (Benth.) Domin Ervatamia benthamiana Domin Ervatamia biflora (Elmer) Pichon Ervatamia brachybotrys (Merr.) Pichon Ervatamia calcicola Kerr Ervatamia capsicoides (Merr.) Pichon Ervatamia cumingiana (A.DC.) Markgr. Ervatamia daemeliana Domin Ervatamia decaisnei (A.DC.) Markgr. Ervatamia ecarinata (Merr.) Pichon Ervatamia eriophora (A.DC.) Markgr. Ervatamia floribunda (Blume) Pichon Ervatamia hexagona (Merr.) Pichon Ervatamia lifuana Boiteau & L.Allorge Ervatamia linearifolia (Merr.) Markgr. Ervatamia makateaensis H.St.John Ervatamia merrilliana Markgr. Ervatamia mindorensis (Merr.) Markgr. Ervatamia montensis S.Moore Ervatamia mucronata (Merr.) Markgr. Ervatamia obtusiuscula Markgr. Ervatamia oligantha (Merr.) Pichon Ervatamia orientalis (R.Br.) Domin Ervatamia pandacaqui (Lam.) Pichon Ervatamia parviflora Meijer Drees Ervatamia polygama (Blanco) Markgr. Ervatamia puberula Tsiang & P.T.Li Ervatamia pubescens (R.Br.) Domin Ervatamia punctulata (Warb.) Markgr. Ervatamia rotensis Kaneh. Ervatamia subglobosa (Merr.) Pichon Pagiantha pandacaqui (Poir.) Markgr. Pagiantha oligantha (Merr.) Markgr. Pagiantha subglobosa (Merr.) Markgr. Rejoua pacifica (Seem.) Markgr. Tabernaemontana arborescens Perrier Tabernaemontana biflora Elmer Tabernaemontana brachybotrys Merr. Tabernaemontana capsicoides Merr. Tabernaemontana caudata Merr. Tabernaemontana congestiflora Elmer Tabernaemontana cumingiana A.DC. Tabernaemontana decaisnei A.DC. Tabernaemontana diclinis K.Schum & Lauterb. Tabernaemontana ebracteata R.Br. Tabernaemontana ecarinata Merr. Tabernaemontana floribunda Blume Tabernaemontana guangdongensis P.T.Li

Tabernaemontana pandacaqui, known as windmill bush and banana bush, is a species of plant in the dogbane family Apocynaceae.

Description

Tabernaemontana pandacaqui grows as a shrub or tree up to 14 m (50 ft) tall. Its flowers feature white or pale yellow corolla lobes. The fruit is orange, red or yellow with paired follicles, each up to 7 cm (3 in) in diameter.

Distribution and habitat

Tabernaemontana pandacaqui is native to China, Taiwan, Thailand, Malesia, Papua New Guinea, Australia and many Pacific islands. It is found in a wide variety of habitats, particularly in drier areas. The species is also reportedly naturalized in the Windward Islands, Trinidad and Tobago and Panama.