Scientific Name :
Tabernaemontana divaricata (L.) R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult.
Synonym :
Nerium divaricatum L.
Nerium coronarium Jacq.
Common Name : East India Rosebay, Crape jasmine, Tagar
Plant Family : Apocynaceae
Habit : Shrub
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : July to September
Flower Colour : White
Description : Height: Upto 3 m
Stem: Extensively branched
Leaves: Lanceolate, oblong, elliptical, shininy, acuminate apex, dark green above
Flowers: Calyx 5 lobed campanulate, corolla 5 lobed salver shaped, stamens 5, bicarpellary, ovules many, flowers white
Inflorescence: Cymose corymb
Fruits: Follicles, green, orange red from inside, many seeded
Native/ Exotic : N
Locality : HN
Distribution Range : Himalaya to China (S. Yunnan) and Indo-China.
Uses : It shows antioxidant , antitumor and anti-infection properties
