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Tabernaemontana pandacaqui (Banana Bush)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Tabernaemontana pandacaqui grows as a shrub or tree up to 14 metres (46 ft) tall. Its flowers feature white or pale yellow corolla lobes. Fruit is orange, red or yellow with paired follicles, each up to 7 centimetres (2.8 in) in diameter. The plant is found in a wide variety of habitats, particularly in drier areas. T. pandacaqui is native to China, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Australia. It is also reportedly naturalized in the Lesser Antilles, French Guiana and Panama. Common names include windmill bush and banana bush.
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Predators

Coccus longulus (long brown scale)[1]
Ducula pacifica (Pacific Imperial Pigeon)[2]
Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (mulberry scale)[1]
Saissetia coffeae (brown scale)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
1Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
2Seed dispersal by Pacific Pigeons (Ducula pacifica) in Tonga, Western Polynesia, Kim R. McConkey, Hayley J. Meehan and Donald R. Drake, Emu, 2004, 104, 369–376
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0