Tabernaemontana laurifolia L.

Tabernaemontana laurifolia Iv. Sp. PI. 210. 1753
Tabernaemontana frutescens P. Br.; Miers, Apoc. S. Am. 57. 1878.
Shrub or small tree, occasionajlly attaining a height of 10 m., wholly glabrous; leaves membranaceous, broadly oval to oblongelliptic, 4.5-17 cm. long, 3.5-10 cm. broad, obtuse to abruptly and obtusely acuminate, obtuse at the base, the petioles 10-25 mm. long; inflorescence decidedly congested, much shorter than the subtending leaves, submnbellate at the tip of a relatively elongate, sterile peduncle, bearing numerous yellow flowers of medium size; pedicels 2-8 mm. long; calyx-lobes broadly ovate, obtuse, 2.8-3 mm. long, imbricate; corolla salverform, the tube 15-16 mm. long, about 2.5 mm. in diameter at the base, slightly constricted at the insertion of the stamens, the lobes oblong-dolabriform, obtusish, 10-11 mm. long, spreading; stamens inserted in the upper fourth of the corolla-tube, the anthers margined with bluishgreen, barely included; ovary surrounded at the base by a low, adnate, annular nectary; stigma 5-angled; follicles narrowly gibbousellipsoid, 3-4.5 cm. long, 1-1,25 cm. broad, narrowly acuminate, essentially smooth.
Type i,ocality: Jamaica.
Distribution: Jamaica and Grand Cayman.

Tabernaemontana laurifolia is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is found in the Cayman Islands and Jamaica.

Tabernaemontana laurifolia là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ La bố ma. Loài này được L. miêu tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1753.