Tabernaemontana crassaTabernaemontana crassa is a plant in the dogbane family Apocynaceae, native to tropical Africa.DescriptionTabernaemontana crassa grows as a shrub or small tree up to tall, with a trunk diameter of up to. Its fragrant flowers feature white to pale yellow corolla lobes.Distribution and habitatTabernaemontana crassa is native to an area of tropical Africa from Sierra Leone east and south to Angola. Its habitat is forests or on coastlines from sea level to altitude.UsesTabernaemontana crassa is used in local traditional medicine as an anaesthetic, as a haemostatic, as an anthelmintic and in the treatment of rheumatism, kidney problems, rickets and conjunctivitis. It has also been used as arrow poison.