Tabernaemontana Divaricata (Dwarf) Ball Shape
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Tabernaemontana Divaricata (Dwarf) Ball Shape
Height
0.3meter
Tabernaemontana Divaricata (Dwarf) Ball Shape
| Family Name: | Apocynaceae |
Description and Ethnobotany
| Growth Form | A dwarf bushy shrub with produces milky sap when injured. |
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| Foliage | Leaves green, glossy, simple, lanceolate shaped, apex acuminate, base attenuate. |
| Flowers | White, 5 petals arranged like pinwheels in counterclockwise direction, has white corolla tube. |
| Etymology | Genus Tabernaemontana is named after a German herbalist, Jakob Theodor van Bergzaben (1520 - 1590). Specific epithet divaricata means wide-spreading, divaricate. |
| Ethnobotanical Uses | Medicinal: This plant is believed to have antimicrobial action against infectious diseases like syphilis and leprosy as well as anti-parasitic action against worms, diarrhoea and malaria. Its root is reportedly being used in folk medicine for analgesic properties. |
Full Sun
Semi Shade
Moderate Water
Ornamental Flowers
Shrub
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