Tabernaemontana stapfiana

Tabernaemontana stapfiana (commonly known as soccerball fruit^[3]) is a medium-sized tree in the family Apocynaceae. Its flowers feature white with yellow-throated corolla lobes. The fruit is fleshy grey-green, in pairs, each up to 20 centimetres (8 in) in diameter and weighing up to several kilograms. Its habitat is montane evergreen forests from 700–2,000 metres (2,300–6,600 ft) elevation.^[3] The plant is native to an area of Africa from Uganda south to Mozambique.^[1]

Tabernaemontana stapfiana
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Genus:	Tabernaemontana
Species:	T. stapfiana
Binomial name
Tabernaemontana stapfiana Britten^[2]
Synonyms^[2]
Conopharyngia bequaertii De Wild. Conopharyngia johnstonii Stapf Conopharyngia stapfiana (Britten) Stapf Sarcopharyngia stapfiana (Britten) Boiteau Tabernaemontana johnstonii (Stapf) Pichon

References

1. Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Tabernaemontana stapfiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T144307376A149027319. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T144307376A149027319.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. "Tabernaemontana stapfiana". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
3. "Tabernaemontana stapfiana". Flora of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 4 August 2013.