Description
Tabernaemontana divaricata (Apocynaceae), commonly called pinwheelflower, crape jasmine, East India rosebay and Nero’s crown is an evergreen shrub probably 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 in the Bengali language It is known as நந்தியார்வட்டை “Nandiar vattai” in Tamil and “Nanthyaar vattam” (നന്ത്യാർവട്ടം) in Malayalam. It is known as wathusudda වතුසුද්ද (meaning “garden white”) in the Sinhalese language. In the Kannada language it is called Nandi battalu [ನಂದಿ ಬಟ್ಟಲು], Telugu language it is called nandivardhanam [నందివర్దనం]. Other Indian names include chandni and taggar. In Cambodia, it is called phka nuon srei ផ្កានួនស្រី or phka dâk khut ផ្កាដកឃុត The plant contains several alkaloids and, like many other Apocynaceae, is toxic and medicinal.
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