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IUCN Red List Status: Near Threatened and Lower Risk/Near Threatened (NT)
. Tabernaemontana alternifolia L., Sp. Pl. 211 1753. (syn. Ervatamia alternifolia (L.) S.M.Almeida; Ervatamia heyneana (Wall.) T.Cooke; Pagiantha crispa (Roxb.) Markgr.; Pagiantha heyneana (Wall.) Markgr.; Tabernaemontana crispa Roxb.; Tabernaemontana heyneana Wall.; Tabernaemontana intercedens Van Heurck & Müll.Arg.; Tabernaemontana oblonga Wall.); . alternate-leaved crape jasmine • Kannada: ಬಿಳಿ ಕೊಡಸಲು bili kodasalu, ಹಾಲ್ಮೇಟಿ halmeti, ಮದ್ದರಸ maddarasa, ಮದ್ಲೆಮರ madle mara, ನಾಗರಕುಡ naagar kuda • Konkani: नागरकुडो nagarkudo • Malayalam: കുണ്ധലപ്പാല kundhalappaala, കുന്നിന്പാല kunninpaala • Marathi: नाग कुडा naag kuda, पांढरा कुडा pandhra kuda • Sanskrit: काम्पिल्लकः kampillakah, पिण्डतगर pindatagara • Tamil: குண்டலப்பாலா kundalappala, பால்வாடி palvadi • Tulu: ಮದ್ದರಸ maddarasa;
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   Tabernaemontana species for ID.: This Tabernaemontana species was found flowering in large area in Phansad sanctuary near Murud and Roha Konkan. Shrub(?) 6-8 feet high. Opposite glossy leaves. An Apocyanaceae member. Is it T.alternifolia? – Affirmative Dr. … Ervatamia alternifolia [previously Tabernaemontana hayneana syn. T.alternifolia] locally called Nag Kuda is a fairly common plant in Phansad W.L.S.
Names of Plants in India :: Tabernaemontana alternifolia: Tabernaemontana alternifolia L.
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commonly known as: alternate-leaved crape jasmine • Kannada: ಬಿಳಿ ಕೊಡಸಲು bili kodasalu, ಹಾಲ್ಮೇಟಿ halmeti, ಮದ್ದರಸ maddarasa, ಮದ್ಲೆಮರ madle mara, ನಾಗರಕುಡ naagar kuda • Konkani: नागरकुडो nagarkudo • Malayalam: കുണ്ധലപ്പാല kundhalappaala, കുന്നിന്പാല kunninpaala • Marathi: नाग कुडा naag kuda, पांढरा कुडा pandhra kuda • Sanskrit: काम्पिल्लकः kampillakah, पिण्डतगर pindatagara • Tamil: குண்டலப்பாலா kundalappala, பால்வாடி palvadi • Tulu: ಮದ್ದರಸ maddarasa
botanical names: Tabernaemontana alternifolia L. … synonyms: Ervatamia alternifolia (L.) S.M.Almeida • Ervatamia heyneana (Wall.) T.Cooke • Pagiantha crispa (Roxb.) Markgr. • Pagiantha heyneana (Wall.) Markgr. • Tabernaemontana crispa Roxb. • Tabernaemontana heyneana Wall. • Tabernaemontana intercedens Van Heurck & Müll.Arg. •Tabernaemontana oblonga Wall.
identification no 130511sn1: Kindly confirm if it is Tabernaemontana alternifolia. Taken at my farm in Mulshi Pune in April11. Tabernaemontana amblyocarpa तगर yes, I toothought it was तगर Its Tabernaemontana alternaefolia Linn. (Hope its growing in wild) (Local name=Nag kuda) T. amblycarpa is cultivated ornamental plant.. This is Tabernaemontana alternifolia L. of apocynaceae family. (kindly note the spelling)
Tree for ID:AVD: 26Oct 2012_2: Would appreciate id of a small tree images attached herewith
Possibly it is from Apocynaceae.
Location: Matheran
No flowers observed. what about Holarrhena pubescens ? This is Nag Kuda [Tabernaemontana alternifolia, previously T.heyneana]. Thank you for the identification
Pl ID this tree bearing boat shaped fruits : Attachments (1). 5 posts by 3 authors.
A medium sized tree with orange coloured boat shaped fruits.
Location Fansad WLS, Murud, Raidgad Dist, Maharashtra, date11/5/2013.
It may be Nag kuda as these trees are there.
Pl validate if this is Tabernaemontana alternifolia or otherwise.. Yes …, its Nag Kuda, Nice photographs.
Flower for id – ID05052014SH1 -Tagar variety ? : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1).
Is this Tabernaemontana alternifolia ? (तगर in Marathi ) Location –Sawantwadi (Maharashtra)
Habitat –Wild
Date – 12.y.2014 Looks like Tabernaemontana divaricata Tabernaemontana alternifolia . Id of Flower – ID23062020 : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)
Flower for id pl.- Which species of Tabernaemontana ? Is it alternifolia ?
Location – Ambegaon ( South Konkan, Maharashtra)
Date – April 2014
Yes, Tabernaemontana alternifolia. Very common in Mahe. I was also thinking on the lines of – it may be Tabernaemonta heyneana ? . Id of Flower – ID23062020 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)
Flower for id pl.- Which species of Tabernaemontana ? Is it alternifolia ?
Location – Ambegaon (South Konkan, Maharashtra)
Date – April 2014
Yes, Tabernaemontana alternifolia. Very common in Mahe.
Pic taken at amby valley rd., lonavala, pune in may 13. Affirmative. This is Nag Kuda. Please check the archives of this group for my photographs of this.
Tabernaemontana alternifolia—for sharing and validation : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1).
Pic taken at ambyvalley rd., lonavala, pune in may 14.              ANMAR36/56 Tabernaemontana heyneana : Attachments (12). 1 post by 1 author.
Family: Apocynaceae
Tabernaemontana crispa (Apocynaceae) from Andaman Islands : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1) A common shrub is edges of forests.
It is a synonym of Tabernaemontana alternifolia as per the following reference:
Turner, I. M. 2013. Robinson a century on: the nomenclatural relevance of Roxburgh’s Hortus Bengalensis. Taxon 62: 152 – 172.
identification (plant/jun15/10) : 8 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (5)
Request identification of photos taken at Jog falls, Shimoga, Karnataka. Tabernaemontana alternifolia? There is another species in Karnataka, viz. T. gamblei which has caudate-acuminate leaves and long-beaked apex of fruits. is this is wild or planted? efi page on Tabernaemontana alternifolia I have seen the shrub in wild condition in Goa and Andamans (where we were calling it T. crispa). The status of Tabernaemontana gamblei needs a closer inspection.
Tabernaemontana Species For ID : Nasik : 18AUG15 : AK-34 : 34/34 : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)
Cultivated, garden plant seen at a plant nursery on 6th July,15. It was a very small sapling with a single flower. T alternifolia, a small wild tree in w ghats.
Many thanks for the Species id.
I thought it to be Nag Kuda, wasn’t too sure.
Tabernae alternifolia—for sharing : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)
         
Request for ID – 290810SC1 Which fruit is this ? – efloraofindia | Google Groups        Broad leaves, distinct venation tree at Matheran : 6 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (7) – around 900 kb each.
Please find attached evergreen tree picture at Matheran. Date: Mid December 2018.
This tree was growing well under shade. Age of the tree might be 3-4 years.
Very distinct veins.
Tabernaemontana alternifolia L.
Thank you so much … One more threatened species…
World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Tabernaemontana heyneana. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
This is called Nagkuda in Marathi and used in Ayurveda..
Wander why someone named it ‘T. alternifolia’ besides opposite diccussate phyllotaxy.
Need to check the flowers before final ID. yes flowers and may even the fruits, agree with … Thanks …,
Do not have fruit or flowers photo with me. The tree seems young age and not matured as per girth of trunk.
Off course I was too far from this tree so could not see fallen fruits etc.
Searched on web about various Tabernaemontana species in India, and following is analysis.
As per photos attached, the bark of the tree is yellowish.
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As per /species/a—l/a/apocynaceae/tabernaemontana
Tabernaemontana cerifera: – Shrub Tabernaemontana dichotoma: – Leaf apex is acute Tabernaemontana divaricata: – Shrub or very small tree. The tree in attached photo is not matching with Tabernaemontana cerifera, Tabernaemontana dichotoma, Tabernaemontana divaricata.
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Tabernaemontana gamblei:
As per http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/herbsheet.php?id=846&cat=7 Range: S India Habit: Shrub. The tree in attached photo is not matching with Tabernaemontana gamblei .
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Tabernaemontana pauciflora: As per http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Tabernaemontana+pauciflora Range: Southeast Asia – Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indo-China, Indonesia. As per https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabernaemontana_pauciflora Range: Tabernaemontana pauciflora is found in Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Java and Sumatra. The bark is pale grey to grey-brown. Habitat: Forest understoreys, often on stream banks from sea-level to 600 metres. The tree in attached photo is not matching with Tabernaemontana pauciflora due to bark color of the tree in attached photo is more yellowish than gray and the tree in the attached photos was not growing near stream at Matheran, @ Dec 2018. Even did not get any evidence of Tabernaemontana pauciflora growing in Maharashtra state of India.
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Conclusion from above comparision: – Any Tabernaemontana species mentioned above is not matching with the tree in the attached photos.
Please do discuss more, may be above analysis is not complete or correct..
This is a large shrub around 2 to 3 m looking similar to typical Tagar. Flowers were fragrant with pleasant and soothing smell. I had seen this in wild near a beach close to Port Blair (Andaman & Nicobar). Looks like some Tabernaemontana sp.
Date/Time: 21-12-2010 / 06:45AM this may be Tabernaemontana cerifera Panch. & Sebert and might be introduced one Yes Tabernaemontana cerifera Looks different from Tabernaemontana cerifera as per Plants From Australia 2018:: Tabernaemontana cerifera-NS April 2020-38 and references at Tabernaemontana cerifera Tabernaemontana rostrata Wall. ??
Thanking you for your valuable email for confirmation of the species. It seems all are Tabernaemontana crispa APOCYNAceae There is only T. alternifolia occurring on these islands. T. crispa is a synonym of T. alternifolia. Thanks, … Did not check earlier.     
identification no 260911sn2: Kindly identify. Unfortunately I could manage only one photo due to incessant rains and camera problem.I understand it may not be possible to identify without sufficient data.I shall try and send more photos later.
date/time:aug11 location:mulshi, pune habit:wild plant habit:Tree or shrub height:about 7-8 ft. other info:fruits banana shaped Most probably Tabernaemontana alternifolia L. (Syn:Tabernaemontana heyneana Wall.) of Apocynaceae family. Tabernaemontana alternifolia L. ! Yes, I also agree with … . Tabernaemontana alternifolia L. :: Matheran :: Apr 1, 2023 · JUN23 DV244: 5 images. Tabernaemontana alternifolia L.
Matheran :: Apr 1, 2023 · 10:24 AM IST :: about 800 m (2,625 ft) asl
Many thanks to Radha Veach for validating the ID at iNaturalist . Tabernaemontana alternifolia L. :: Matheran :: Apr 1, 2023 · JUN23 DV247: 9 images. Tabernaemontana alternifolia L.
Matheran :: Apr 1, 2023 · 10:06 AM IST :: about 800 m (2,625 ft) asl
Many thanks to Radha Veach for validating the ID at iNaturalist . Apocynaceae: Tabernaemontana alternifolia L.: 1 image.
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