Thanks a lot for the info on the species Pankaj ji.... regards...and goodnight Shantanu :)
On 8/24/10, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks for sharing. > Now this plant is known as > Ervatamia coronaria ( Jacq. ) Stapf, Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] > 4(1): 127 (1902). > They call it crepe jasmine, but I think the correct name should be > Grape Jasmine according to Jstor. > Highly medicinal. > Regards > > Pankaj > > > On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 1:07 AM, Shantanu Bhattacharya > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi friends... > > sharing with you pics of Crepe Jasmine (Tabernaemontana divaricata) taken > > today in my garden. > > Crepe jasmine is a beautifully shaped evergreen shrub which forms > > symmetrical 6 ft (2 m) high mounds of glossy foliage. The many branches > tend > > to grow almost parallel to the ground giving the shrub an attractive > > horizontal aspect (the species name, divaricata, means "at an obtuse > > angle"). Like many members of the Apocynaceae family, the stems of crepe > > jasmine exude a milky latex when broken. The large shiny leaves are deep > > green and are 6 or more inches (15 cm) in length and about 2 in (5 cm) in > > width. Crepe jasmine blooms in spring but flowers may appear sporadically > > all year. The waxy blossoms are white five-petaled pinwheels that are > borne > > in small clusters on the stem tips. > > This flower is called 'Togor' in Bengali. > > > > regards > > Shantanu :) >
