Three white Tabernaemontana divaricata flowers have broad overlapping lobes and small yellow centers among glossy green leaves

Tabernaemontana divaricata (Crape Jasmine)


Native from the Himalayas to southern China and mainland Southeast Asia, this evergreen shrub or small tree in the dogbane family usually grows about 6 to 10 feet tall. It has glossy dark green leaves and white, pinwheel-shaped flowers that are especially fragrant at night. In Singapore, it flowers throughout the year. Cultivated forms have single or double flowers, and some have variegated leaves. Broken stems release milky latex, and the plant is poisonous if eaten. Photographed in Barranquilla, Colombia.

Two white Tabernaemontana divaricata flowers have broad twisting lobes and yellow centers above glossy dark green leaves
Two white Tabernaemontana divaricata flowers have curled, rippled edges beside long leaves mottled green and cream
White Tabernaemontana divaricata flowers spread narrow twisting lobes above leaves mottled green and cream
Four white Tabernaemontana divaricata flowers surround a pale rounded bud among broad glossy green leaves
White Tabernaemontana divaricata flowers with curling lobes grow beside rounded pale buds and green-cream variegated leaves
Five white Tabernaemontana divaricata flowers with yellow centers grow among overlapping dark green leaves
A white Tabernaemontana divaricata flower spreads five narrow curled lobes above mottled green-cream leaves and a closed bud
A white Tabernaemontana divaricata flower has five broad lobes and a star-shaped yellow center against glossy green leaves
A double white Tabernaemontana divaricata flower has layers of ruffled lobes beside elongated green buds and dark green leaves
An upright Tabernaemontana divaricata branch carries ruffled double white flowers and numerous pale buds among pointed green leaves

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