Crape-Jasmine, Pinwheel Flower, Pinwheel-Jasmine,

Florida-Gardenia (see discussion)

Tabernaemontana divaricata R. Br. ex Roem. & Schult.

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Apocynaceae

Explanation of name: Generic name for Jakob Theodor von Bergzebern, who latinized his name to Tabernaemontanus (DEH). Divaricate branching is forked.

Synonym (or misapplied name): Tabernaemontana coronaria Willd.

Natural range: India

Recognition: Shrubs with opposite, more or less elliptic leaves, milky sap, and white salverform flowers having the petals twisted. The so-called Florida-Gardenia is the double-flowered cultivar ‘Flore Pleno’.

Landscape uses: An attractive shrub with deep green foliage, white flowers through much of the year, and an open branching pattern. Useful in sun and remarkably tolerant of shade.