Tabernaemontana Divaricate (Noun)
Meaning
Tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to Thailand.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Tabernaemontana divaricate, commonly known as Pinwheel flower or Crepe jasmine, has attractive dark green, glossy foliage with prominent veins.
- Native to the tropical regions of South Asia, tabernaemontana divaricate grows abundantly in forests from northern India to Thailand.
- It can also thrive as a specimen shrub or topiary form, due to the tolerance of tabernaemontana divaricate for clipping.
- Hawaiian nurseries, resorts and residents utilize the vibrant fragrance and shiny dark foliage of the evergreen shrub, tabernaemontana divaricate, as natural topiary screens or freestanding gardenscapes.
- Regular tip pinching maintains density, growth direction, overall mass as well as further fragrance intensifies after sunrise which triggers all to initiate inflorescences or those many florific axial at multiple Tabernaemontana Divaricate floral forms bursting bright color accents soon from tropical humidity rich climates upon flowering on main aerial stem axes - but overall tropical beautiful leaves glossy habit are widely notable.
Synonyms
- Crape Jasmine
- Crepe Jasmine
- Pinwheel Flower
- Coffee Rose
- Crepe Gardenia
- Nero's Crown
- East Indian Rosebay
- Adam's Apple