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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Tabernaemontana |
| Species: | T. stapfiana
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| Tabernaemontana stapfiana | |
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References
edit- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b "Tabernaemontana stapfiana". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Tabernaemontana stapfiana". Flora of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
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