Tabernaemontana oppositifolia (Spreng.) Urb.

Tabernaemontana oppositifolia (Spreng.) Urban,
Symb. Ant. 4: 493. 1910.
Rauwolfia oppositifolia Spreng. Neue Entdeck. 3: 33. 1822 Anabata odorata Spreng. Syst. 1: 582. 1825. Tabernaemontana Berterii A. DC. in DC. Prodr. 8: 367. 1844.
Shrub or small tree, 2-12 m. tall; leaves membranaceous, obovate to obovate-elliptic, 4.517.5 cm. long, 2.5-7.5 cm. broad, obtuse to shortly and obtusely acuminate, broadly cuneate at the base, glabrous, the petioles. 6-25 mm. long; inflorescence corymbose, much shorter than the subtending leaves, bearing numerous white or cream-colored, medium-sized flowers; pedicels 7-9 mm. long; calyx-lobes ovate, obtusish, 3.5-4.5 mm. long, imbricate, essentially glabrous; corolla salverform, comparatively thick in texture, the tube 12-13.5 mm. long, about 2 mm. in diameter at the base, slightly narrower at the orifice, the lobes obovatedolabr if orm, 10-14 mm. long, spreading, with a very conspicuous lateral acumen; stamens inserted in the upper third of the corolla-tube, the anthers barely included, margined or tipped with bluishgreen; ovary with an inconspicuous, adnate, annular nectary at the very base; follicles narrowly gibbous-ellipsoid, narrowly acuminate, 4.5-5.5 cm. long, 1-1.4 cm. broad, slightly striate longitudinally, otherwise smooth.
Type locality: Greater Antilles. Distribution: Puerto Rico.

Tabernaemontana oppositifolia is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is endemic to Puerto Rico.

Tabernaemontana oppositifolia là một loài thực vật thuộc họ Apocynaceae. Đây là loài đặc hữu của Puerto Rico.