Apocynaceae
Pinwheelflower
Tabernaemontana divaricata
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Tabernaemontana
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Common names
By language (24)
- Assamese
- কঠনা ফুল
- Bangla
- জংলি টগর
- Burmese
- ဇလပ်ပန်း
- Cantonese
- 狗牙花
- Chinese
- 山馬茶, 山马茶, 狗牙花, 狮子花, 白狗牙, 芝麻菜, 豆腐花, 单瓣狗牙花
- English
- Pinwheelflower, Crape jasmine, Nero's crown, Pinwheel flower
- Hindi
- चांदनी
- Indonesian
- Mondokaki, Bunga manila, Bunga nyingin, Bunga susong, Bunga wari, Kembang mentega, Kembang susu
- Javanese
- Mandhakaki
- Kannada
- ನಂದಿಬಟ್ಟಲು
- Malay
- Pokok Susun Kelapa
- Malayalam
- നന്ത്യാർവട്ടം
- Marathi
- तगर
- Nepali
- चाँदनी फूल
- Odia
- ଟଗର
- sat
- ᱛᱳᱣᱟ ᱵᱟᱦᱟ
- shn
- မွၵ်ႇၵူႇ
- Sindhi
- چانڊاڻ
- Sinhala
- වතු සුද්ද
- Swedish
- Fjärilsgardenia
- Tamil
- நந்தியாவட்டை
- tcy
- ನಂಜಿ ಬಟ್ಟಲ್
- Thai
- พุดจีบ
- Vietnamese
- Ngọc bút
Synonyms
- Ervatamia coronaria (Jacq.) Stapf
- Ervatamia divaricata (L.) Burkill
- Ervatamia divaricata var. plena (Voigt) M.R.Almeida
- Ervatamia flabelliformis Tsiang
- Ervatamia recurva (Lindl.) Lace
- Ervatamia siamensis (Wiarb. ex Pitard) Kerr
- Jasminum zeylanicum Burm.f.
- Kopsia cochinchinensis Kuntze
- Nerium coronarium Jacq.
- Nerium divaricatum L.
- Nyctanthes acuminata Burm.f.
- Reichardia grandiflora Dennst.
- Reichardia jasminoides Dennst.
- Taberna discolor (Sw.) Miers
- Tabernaemontana citrifolia Lunan
- Tabernaemontana coronaria (Jacq.) Willd.
- Tabernaemontana coronaria var. plena Voigt
- Tabernaemontana discolor Sw.
- Tabernaemontana flabelliformis (Tsiang) P.T.Li
- Tabernaemontana gratissima Lindl.
- Tabernaemontana indica Willd. ex Steud.
- Tabernaemontana lurida Van Heurck & Müll.Arg.
- Tabernaemontana recurva Roxb. ex Wall.
- Tabernaemontana recurva Roxb.
- Tabernaemontana siamensis Warb. ex Pit.
- Testudipes recurva (Roxb.) Markgr.
- Vinca alba Noronha
Flowers
- In flower
- all year (from 132 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Barbara Terhal, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Paul Lewis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Bodhisattwa, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Алёна Осипова, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Arif tonmoy, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: renjus box, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Thamizhpparithi Maari, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: 謝麗霦, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Adityamadhav83, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yves Bas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Adityamadhav83, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Greg III Espera, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.