Tabernaemontana divaricata
- noun
- Specialized
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Tabernaemontana divaricata
- The garden featured several Tabernaemontana divaricata shrubs blooming with fragrant white flowers at dusk.
Examples
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He was captivated by the glossy foliage and crimped petals of Tabernaemontana divaricata during his botanical expedition.
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Many traditional medicines in Southeast Asia use parts of Tabernaemontana divaricata for their healing properties.
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I planted a Tabernaemontana divaricata in my garden.
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The Tabernaemontana divaricata produces beautiful white flowers.
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The garden featured several Tabernaemontana divaricata shrubs blooming with fragrant white flowers at dusk.
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Many traditional medicines in Southeast Asia use parts of Tabernaemontana divaricata for their healing properties.
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He was captivated by the glossy foliage and crimped petals of Tabernaemontana divaricata during his botanical expedition.
Synonyms
A tropical shrub with shiny leaves and sweet-smelling night flowers with wavy petals
A tropical shrub with shiny leaves and fragrant flowers that open at night
A tropical shrub with glossy leaves and fragrant white flowers that open at night
A tropical shrub with shiny leaves and fragrant flowers that open at night
A tropical shrub with shiny leaves and sweet-smelling flowers that open at night
A tropical shrub with shiny leaves and scented night flowers from northern India to Thailand
A tropical shrub with shiny leaves and white flowers that smell sweet
A tropical shrub with glossy leaves and fragrant white, crinkled flowers
Surface Forms
Morphology
Tabernaemontana + divaricata
This is a Linnaean binomial (genus + specific epithet), so a learner who knows the constituents could at least infer it names a kind of Tabernaemontana (i.e., a shrub). However, the specific epithet 'divaricata' is obscure/missing and the detailed descriptive meaning (fragrant, night‑blooming white flowers with crimped corollas) cannot be derived from the parts, so the connection is only partial.
Etymology
Tabernaemontana divaricata was named after a 16th-century botanist who used the name 'Tabernaemontanus'. The species word divaricata means 'spreading apart' in Latin and gives a clear image of the shrub's wide branches and open, wavy white flowers, so the name fits the plant.
