Tabernaemontana divaricata
Tabernaemontana divaricata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Genus: | Tabernaemontana |
Species: | T. divaricata
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Binomial name | |
Tabernaemontana divaricata R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult.
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Synonyms[2] | |
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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
Description
The plant generally grows to a height of 1.5–1.8 metres (5–6 ft) and is
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]
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Tabernaemontana divaricata 'Flore Pleno'
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Crape jasmine bunch
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Tabernaemontana divaricata 'Pinwheel'
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Tabernaemontana divarcata yet to blossom
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Caterpillar of Oleander hawk-moth feeding on pinwheel flower plant
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Flower buds of crape jasmine at night
Phytochemistry
The species is known to produce many
alkaloids including catharanthine, coronaridine, dregamine, ibogamine, tabersonine, voacangine, voacamine and voacristine.[8] Ibogaine may occur in multiple Tabernaemontana species.[8]
Research
There is presence of potent
galanthamine.[10]
See also
References
- ^ . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Tabernaemontana divaricata (L.) R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Tabernaemontana divaricata". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ 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[page needed]
- ISBN 0-19-869106-8
- ISBN 978-0-262-16076-6.[page needed]
- ^ "Tabernaemontana divaricata in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ^ S2CID 12805328.
- PMID 23375813.
- S2CID 37975644.
External links
- Data related to Tabernaemontana divaricata at Wikispecies
- Media related to Tabernaemontana divaricata at Wikimedia Commons