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Tabernaemontana citrifolia L.

Apocynaceae

SE North America (Mexico, Bahamas, West Indies) NC South America (Tobago)

mes

dr (bark and latex bath for fever and hemorrhage, latex for toothache and birthmark removal) ma pl (potential)

Rauvolfia oppositifolia Spreng. Tabernaemontana berteri A.DC. Tabernaemontana citrifolia Jacq. Tabernaemontana citrifolia var. lanceolata (Miers) L.Allorge Tabernaemontana lanceolata Miers Tabernaemontana laurifolia Roem. & Schult. non L. Tabernaemontana oppositifolia (Spreng.) Urb.

orangeleaf tabernaemontana; milkwood (Dominica, Puerto Rico); milkybush (St.Vincent); milkytree (Netherlands Antilles)

tabernaemontana à feuilles d'oranger; bois fébrifuge; bois lait (Dominica, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Martinique); bois lait mâle (Haiti); bois laiteux, bois-lait; fébrifuge, leteuil (Haiti)

cachito (Nicaragua); huevo de gallo, huevo de perro (Cuba); lecherillo (Mexico); palo de leche (Dominican Republic); palo de leche macho; palo de lechoso (Cuba); palo lechoso, pegoge, pegoje (Puerto Rico); pegojo, pitiminí (Cuba)

bwa lèt, bwa lèt mal, lète (creole, Haiti)

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Latin name	Tabernaemontana citrifolia L.
Family	Apocynaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Mexico, Bahamas, West Indies) NC South America (Tobago)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	mes
Use	dr (bark and latex bath for fever and hemorrhage, latex for toothache and birthmark removal) ma pl (potential)
Synonym	Rauvolfia oppositifolia Spreng. Tabernaemontana berteri A.DC. Tabernaemontana citrifolia Jacq. Tabernaemontana citrifolia var. lanceolata (Miers) L.Allorge Tabernaemontana lanceolata Miers Tabernaemontana laurifolia Roem. & Schult. non L. Tabernaemontana oppositifolia (Spreng.) Urb.
English name	orangeleaf tabernaemontana; milkwood (Dominica, Puerto Rico); milkybush (St.Vincent); milkytree (Netherlands Antilles)
French name	tabernaemontana à feuilles d'oranger; bois fébrifuge; bois lait (Dominica, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Martinique); bois lait mâle (Haiti); bois laiteux, bois-lait; fébrifuge, leteuil (Haiti)
Spanish name	cachito (Nicaragua); huevo de gallo, huevo de perro (Cuba); lecherillo (Mexico); palo de leche (Dominican Republic); palo de leche macho; palo de lechoso (Cuba); palo lechoso, pegoge, pegoje (Puerto Rico); pegojo, pitiminí (Cuba)
Other name	bwa lèt, bwa lèt mal, lète (creole, Haiti)
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