*Ervatamia coronaria* (Jacq.) Stapf. Synonym:
*Nerium* *coronarium* Jacq. *Tabernaemontana* *coronaria* Wild. Tanay On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 1:49 AM, Shantanu Bhattacharya <[email protected]>wrote: > 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 :) >> > > -- Tanay Bose Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant Department of Botany University of British Columbia 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036
