Plants · La Saladita, Guerrero

Tabernaemontana glabra

Spanish: Huevos de gato

Tabernaemontana glabra (Tabernaemontana glabra)
Photographed by javiperezsoza on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

Tabernaemontana glabra is an evergreen tree from the family Apocynaceae, native to Mexico, Central America, and northwestern South America. It is similar to Tabernaemontana donnell-smithii, except that its leaves and flowers are larger and its fruit is smaller. Most often recorded in Sep.

TaxonomyMagnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae
Local records1 research-grade observation within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records617 on iNaturalist
Recorded here2025 – 2025
Months recorded near La Saladita
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “Tabernaemontana glabra (Tabernaemontana glabra) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/tabernaemontana-glabra/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.