Tabernaemontana divaricate plant Nature World TV 1 St episode  (Nature  World TV)
Channel: Nature World TV
Date: 2021-11-09

Sri Lankan  Best plants 

Tabernaemontana divaricata
Family Name: Apocynaceae
Synonyms: Tabernaemontana coronaria, Ervatamia divaricata
Common Name: East Indian Rosebay, Moon Beam, Pinwheel Flower, Ceylon Jasmine, Susun Kelapa, Susoh Ayam, Crepe Jasmine, Crepe Gardenia, Adam's Apple, Nero's Crown, Coffee Rose, Jelutong Badak

BIOGEOGRAPHY
Native Distribution Norther India, Myanmar & Thailand
DESCRIPTION AND ETHNOBOTANY
Growth Form Small shrub with a flat, broad surface, able to grow up to about 2 m tall.
Foliage Dark green, glossy leaves are oval with a wavy leaf margin, measuring about 15 cm long and 5 cm wide.
Flowers White, fragrant 5-petaled flowers are shaped like pinwheels, petal tips are twisted to the left in a counterclockwise direction.
Fruits Fruit is an inconspicuous dry and hard pod.
Others - Plant Morphology Plant exudes a milky latex when parts of it are broken.

Etymology Genus Tabernaemontana is named after Jakob Theodor von Bergzaben (1520 - 1590) (Latinised surname Tabernaemontanus meaning "tavern in the mountain"), who was a German herbalist. Species divaricata means wide-spreading or divaricate. 

LANDSCAPING FEATURES
Desirable Plant Features Ornamental Flowers, Fragrant

PLANT CARE AND PROPAGATION
Light Preference Semi-Shade, Full Sun
Water Preference Moderate Water

FOLIAR
Foliage Retention Evergreen

Mature Foliage Color(s) Green
Mature Foliage Texture(s) Glossy / Shiny, Raised / Sunken Veins

Foliar Type Simple / Unifoliate
Foliar Arrangement Along Stem Spiral
Foliar Attachment to Stem Petiolate
Foliar Shape(s) Non-Palm Foliage (Oval)
Foliar Venation Pinnate / Net
Foliar Margin Entire - Wavy / Undulate
Foliar Apex - Tip Apiculate
Foliar Base Attenuate
Typical Foliar Area Microphyll ( 2.25cm2 - 20.25 cm2 )
Leaf Area Index (LAI) for Green Plot Ratio 4.5 (Shrub & Groundcover - Dicot)
FLORAL (ANGIOSPERM)
Flower & Plant Sexuality 1 Bisexual Flowers
Flower Color(s) White
Flower Texture(s) Smooth
Flower Grouping Cluster / Inflorescence
Flower Location Terminal
Flower Symmetry Radial
Individual Flower Shape Stellate / Star-shaped
Flowering Habit Polycarpic

REFERENCES
References Polunin, Ivan. 2010. Plants and Flowers of Singapore. Malaysia: Marshall Cavendish Editions .
OTHERS
Master ID 1195
Species ID 2488
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