In western Africa the wood is burnt as incense and is used to make perfume, and medicinally to provide a refrigerant (cooling) drink. A decoction of the roots is used in Indonesia to stop diarrhoea. Pulp surrounding the seed is used in the Himalayan area to produce a red dye. Alkaloids coronaridine, dregamine, tabernaemontanine and others unnamed are reported present in the plant. Source: Jstor.
I dont think it should be called Chandni due to the latex. But may be due to its bright color flowers which looks brighter during full moon. Pankaj On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 11:32 AM, Anand Kumar Bhatt <[email protected]> wrote: > I have separately posted a few of its photos. > In hindi, it is called Chandni, obviously because of its milk white > colour. > any idea what medical properties it has , and which parts.? It could be the > latex. > ak > > On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 11:09 AM, mani nair <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> nice flower. I have taken a photo of the variegated tagar from a nearby >> temple garden. Planted as borders very showy when in flower. >> >> Regards, >> >> Mani. >> >> On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 2:00 AM, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> 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 >>> >> > > > > -- > Anand Kumar Bhatt > A-59, B.S.F.Colony, Airport Road > Gwalior. 474 005. > Tele: 0751-247 2233. Mobile 0 94253 09780. > My blogsite is at: > http://anandkbhatt.blogspot.com > (Two new blogs have been added on 3 August '10.) > And the photo site: > www.flickr.com/photos/akbhatt/ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Ten most common surnames of Indians: Singh, Kumar, Sharma, Patel, Shah, > Lal, Gupta, Bhat, Rao, Reddy. Cheers! >
