Tabernaemontana sananho (Sanango)

Tabernaemontana sananho, Bonafousia sanango, Sanango, Uchu Sanango, Shiric Sanago

Botanical names: Tabernaemontana sananho, Bonafousia sanango

Common names: Sanango, Uchu Sanango, Shiric Sanago

Family: Apocynaceae

Origin: Brazil, French Guiana

Ethnomedical plant.
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Called Kunapip in Ecuador. Rare tropical species with large leaves, fragrant flowers and edible fruit. Different parts of plant are used in S. American folk medicine. It grows as a tall evergreen dense shrub, the leaves are the largest of all tabernaemontanas and can reach 12" in length and 5" in width. White flowers are 2-3" wide with pinwheeled petals and intense fragrance. This plant can be also trimmed into a small srub and grown in a pot. Very tropical looking