Tabernaemontana divaricata
Adam's Apple, Broadleaf Rose Bay
Other regional names: Butterfly Gardenia +5 more
- Butterfly Gardenia
- Ceylon Jessamine
- Crape Gardenia
- Crape Jasmine
- East Indian Rose Bay
- Pinwheelflower
Also known as: Ervatamia coronaria (Jacq.) Stapf +15 more
- Ervatamia coronaria (Jacq.) Stapf
- Ervatamia divaricata var. plena (Roxb. ex Voigt) M.R.Almeida
- Ervatamia flabelliformis Tsiang
- Ervatamia recurva (Roxb.) Lace
- Ervatamia siamensis (Warb. ex Pit.) Kerr
- Jasminum zeylanicum Burm.fil.
- Kopsia cochinchinensis Kuntze
- Nerium coronarium Jacq.
- Nyctanthes acuminata Burm.fil.
- Reichardia grandiflora Dennst.
- Reichardia jasminoides Dennst.
- Taberna discolor (Sw.) Miers
- Tabernaemontana coronaria (Jacq.) Roxb., 1814
- Tabernaemontana coronaria (Jacq.) Willd.
- Tabernaemontana coronaria var. plena Roxb. ex Voigt
- Tabernaemontana discolor Sw.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Apocynaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.
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Tabernaemontana divaricata (commonly known as Adam's-apple or Broadleaf Rose Bay) is a shrub or tree belonging to the Apocynaceae family. Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Caroline Is., China Southeast, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Florida, Guatemala, Gulf States, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Malaya, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Society Is., Taiwan, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is.