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Tabernanthe Iboga

Flowering Plants

Tabernanthe iboga is an evergreen rainforest shrub of the dogbane family, Apocynaceae, native to Gabon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the Republic of Congo. It usually grows to about two meters but can eventually reach ten meters as a small tree, with dark green narrow leaves, clusters of tubular flowers, and yellow-orange fruits resembling chili peppers. Its root bark concentrates psychoactive indole alkaloids, chiefly ibogaine, and the plant has drawn scientific interest for the compound's reported effect on drug cravings, though ibogaine also carries cardiac risks.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Relationship to People
Used in Traditional Medicine 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Tabernanthe iboga 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 2
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Plantae, Taxa
Source Tabernanthe Iboga (Wikidata)

In Biome

Tropical Rainforest, Biomes
Source Tabernanthe iboga (Wikipedia)
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Found In

Angola

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Cameroon

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Central African Republic

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Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Gabon

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Sources
1. Tabernanthe iboga (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    A member of the Apocynaceae family indigenous to Gabon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the Republic of Congo, it is cultivated across Central Africa for use in traditional medicine and rituals.
  • Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to
    Tabernanthe iboga (iboga) is an evergreen rainforest shrub native to Central Africa.
  • system statement
    Tabernanthe iboga (iboga) is an evergreen rainforest shrub native to Central Africa.
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2. Tabernanthe Iboga (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q132677 (P225 taxon name)
  • Wikidata P141 (IUCN conservation status) claim, entity QID Q132677
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Plantae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Gentianales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12395
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12395
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Gentianales","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Apocynaceae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12501
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12501
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Gentianales","family":"Apocynaceae"},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Elephant trunks, hoodias","language":"EN"},{"name":"Apocináceas, hoodias","language":"ES"},{"name":"Pachypodes, hoodias","language":"FR"},{"name":"夹竹桃科","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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Plant (Wikipedia)
Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
Quote, Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.
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