Tabernaemontana divaricata (L.) R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult.

 
  • Family : APOCYNACEAE
    (Dogbane Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KARONDA FAMILY (करौंदा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Apocynaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Ervatamia divaricata (L.) Burkill
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Tabernaemontana divaricata (L.) R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult.
  • Common name : East Indian Rosebay, Pinwheel flower
  • Vernacular name :
    • Nandivriksha (Sanskrit)
    • Chandini, Tagar (Hindi)
    • Nandibatlu (Kannada)
    • Gandhi tagarapu, Nandi vardhanamu (Telugu)
    • Nanthiyaavattai (Tamil)
    • Tagar (Oria)
    • Kattampale, Nandiyar-vattom, Nandiya-vartham (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Tree or shrub
  • Comments / notes : Cultivated in gardens
  • Key identification features : Bushy, dichotomously branched shrubs, 1-4 m tall; Leaves ellitpic or oblong-Ianceolate, acute, acuminate or caudate at apex, cuneate at base; Inflorescence axillary or terminal, lax, corymbose cyme; Flowers white, fragrant; corolla tube slender, slightly dilated at middle; Follicles 2, divaricate, 3-ribbed; Seeds enclosed in red aril.
  • Flower, Fruit : January- December
  • Collector(s) Name : Cecil J. Saldanha
  • Collection Date : 03/67
  • Collection Nos : SJC 11007
  • Collection Locality : Bangalore
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : All districts of Andhra Pradesh
    • Karnataka : All districts of Karnataka
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
    • Odisha : Odisha
    • Tamil Nadu : Tamil Nadu
    • Jharkhand :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Himachal Pradesh : Himachal Pradesh
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang, Dibang valley, Kameng, Lohit, Siang
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Delhi : Delhi
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
    • Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
    • H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Sharma B.D, 1984 - Flora of Karnataka Analysis
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 160-161
    • Indigenous Plants at Biodiversity Park, Ranchi - Ranchi Afforestation Division, Forest and Environmental Department, Jharkhand
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Tabernaemontana divaricata. Downloaded on 14 October 2024.

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