Tabernaemontana divaricata

Crape Jasmine
Tabernaemontana divaricata
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http://www.floridata.com/ref/t/tabe.div.cfm
http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Crape%20Jasmine.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabernaemontana
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Crape Jasmine
Tabarnaemontana divaricata
™ Distribution:Tropical
areas of India
™ Family: Apocynaceae
™ Height: 1-15m tall
™ Evergreen much
branched shrub
™ Leaf shape: Elliptic
lanceolate
™ Ornamental
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100-110 species
Crape Jasmine
Tabarnaemontana divaricata
™ Other Common Names:
Carnation of India, Pin
Wheel
™ Hindi: Chandni चांदनी
™ Tamil: Nandiar vattai
நந்தியார்வட்ைட
™ Gujarati: Sagar
™ Marathi: {Ananta अनंत, Tagar
टगर
™ Konkani: Nanta Phool
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Tabernaemontana: means mountain cottage
Divaricata: means at an obtuse angle and also
diverging
Crape Jasmine
Tabarnaemontana
divaricata
The branches tend to grow almost parallel to the
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ground giving the shrub an attractive horizontal aspect
Genus: Tabernaemontana(tab-er-nay-MON-tah-nuh)
Species: divaricata (dy-vair-ih-KAY-tuh)
Crape Jasmine
Tabarnaemontana
divaricata
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The stems exude a milky latex when broken
The waxy blossoms are white five-petaled pinwheels that
are borne in small clusters on the stem tips
Crape Jasmine
Tabarnaemontana
divaricata
Flowers
are
commonly used for
pooja in India
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Crape Jasmine
Tabarnaemontana divaricata
Flowers blooms
in spring but
flowers appear
sporatically all
year
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Crape Jasmine
Tabarnaemontana divaricata
The thick foliage and shapely
form of Crape jasmine makes
it ideal for creating© Confederation
screens
of Indian Industry
and enclosures
Crape Jasmine
Tabarnaemontana divaricata
The petals are used in preparation Kajal or Eyeliner
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