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Sunday, February 15, 2015

Tabernaemontana divaricata - Pinwheel Flower, Crepe Jasmine



Scientific name: Tabernaemontana divaricata
Synonym: Ervatamia divaricata, E. coronaria

Common name:
Pinwheel Flower, Asian Rosebay, East Indian Rosebay, Crape Jasmine, Nero's Crown
Adam's Apple, Butterfly Gardenia, Carnation of India, Moon Beam, Fleur d'Amour, Grape Jasmine
Chinese name: 山马茶 (shan ma cha)
Malay names: Susun Kelapa (Malaysia), Mondoki (Indonesia)

Family: Apocynaceae
Origin: Asia, India, Yunnan
Category: Perennial free-flowering shrub

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