Ervatamia divaricata var. plena(Roxb. ex Voigt) M.R.Almeida
Ervatamia flabelliformisTsiang
Ervatamia recurva(Lindl.) Lace
Ervatamia siamensis(Warb. ex Pit.) Kerr
Kopsia cochinchinensisKuntze
Nerium coronariumJacq.
Nerium divaricatumL.
Reichardia grandifloraDennst.
Reichardia jasminoidesDennst.
Taberna discolor(Sw.) Miers
Tabernaemontana citrifoliaLunan
Tabernaemontana coronaria(Jacq.) Willd.
Tabernaemontana discolorSw.
Tabernaemontana flabelliformis(Tsiang) P.T.Li
Tabernaemontana gratissimaLindl.
Tabernaemontana luridaVan Heurck & Müll.Arg.
Tabernaemontana recurvaLindl.
Tabernaemontana siamensisWarb. ex Pit.
Testudipes recurva(Lindl.) Markgr.
Vinca albaNoronha
Jasminum zeylanicumBurm.f.
Nyctanthes acuminataBurm.f.
Tabernaemontana divaricata, commonly called pinwheel flower,[3]crape jasmine, East India rosebay, and Nero's crown,[4] is an evergreen shrub or small tree native to South Asia, Southeast Asia and China.[1] In zones where it is not hardy it is grown as a house/glasshouse plant for its attractive flowers and foliage. The stem exudes a milky latex when broken, whence comes the name milk flower
The plant generally grows to a height of 1.5–1.8 metres (5–6ft) and is dichotomously branched. The large shiny leaves are deep green and about 15cm (6in) in length and 5cm (2in) in width. The waxy blossoms are found in small clusters on the stem tips. The (single) flowers have the characteristic 'pinwheel' shape also seen in other genera in the family Apocynaceae such as Vinca and Nerium. Both single and double-flowered forms are cultivated, the flowers of both forms being white. The plant blooms in spring but flowers appear sporadically all year. The flowers have a pleasing fragrance.[5] More than 66 alkaloids are found in the shrub.[6] Its habitats include montane brushwoods and sparse forests.[7]
A pair of flowers
Tabernaemontana divaricata 'Flore Pleno'
Crape jasmine bunch
Tabernaemontana divaricata 'Pinwheel'
Tabernaemontana divarcata yet to blossom
Caterpillar of Oleander hawk-moth feeding on pinwheel flower plant
↑ Medicinal Plants of India and Pakistan, Dastur J.F., pub.1962 by D.P. Taraporevala Sons and Co. Private Ltd., Mumbai, 4th Indian reprint 1977[pageneeded]
↑ The Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening ed. Chittenden,Fred J. 2nd ed. by Synge,Patrick M. Volume IV: Pt-Zy, p.2074 (as T. coronaria). Pub. Oxford at the Clarendon Press 1965. Reprinted 1984. ISBN0-19-869106-8
1 2 Kam TS, Pang HS, Choo YM, Komiyama K (April 2004). "Biologically active ibogan and vallesamine derivatives from Tabernaemontana divaricata". Chemistry and Biodiversity. 1 (4): 646–56. doi:10.1002/cbdv.200490056. PMID17191876. S2CID12805328.
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