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Tabernaemontana

Tabernaemontana

9.9
A tropical evergreen shrub or tree with milky sap and fragrant flowers
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The fragrant flowers of Tabernaemontana are popular in tropical gardens.

Examples

  • Several species of Tabernaemontana are prized for their ornamental leaves and blooms.

  • The Tabernaemontana tree thrives in tropical climates.

  • Botanists discovered a new species in the Tabernaemontana genus in Southeast Asia.

  • Many gardeners choose Tabernaemontanas for their beautiful flowers.

  • Several species of Tabernaemontana are prized for their ornamental leaves and blooms.

  • The fragrant flowers of Tabernaemontana are popular in tropical gardens.

  • Botanists discovered a new species in the Tabernaemontana genus in Southeast Asia.

Compounds

Amsonia tabernaemontana
  • Specialized
9.9

A plant that lives many years and grows in clumps with blue flowers

Tabernaemontana divaricata
  • Specialized
9.9

A tropical shrub with glossy leaves and white flowers that smell sweet and open at night

Surface Forms

Tabernaemontana singular
Tabernaemontanas plural

Etymology

Tabernaemontana comes from the Latin form of a German botanist's name, Tabernaemontanus, and that name mixes taberna 'tavern' and montana 'mountain' because it came from the town Bergzabern. So the plant genus Tabernaemontana is named to honor that botanist, and picturing a 'tavern on a mountain' gives a simple image to help you remember the unusual name.