Tabernaemontana divaricata
naturalizedApocynaceae

Tabernaemontana divaricata

Crepe Jasmine

Naturalized (non-native)non-native

Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.

Tabernaemontana divaricata (Apocynaceae), commonly called pinwheelflower, crape jasmine, East India rosebay and Nero's crown is an evergreen shrub native to India and now cultivated throughout South East Asia and the warmer regions of continental Asia. 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 the name milk flower (দুধফুল), টগর or কাঠমল্লিকা in the Bengali language..It...

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