Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Tabernaemontana divaricata
Scientific Name and Description
Tabernaemontana divaricata (L.) R. Br. ex
Roem. and Schult.
Roem. and Schult.
Herb Family
Plant type
Shrub
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Ervatamia coronaria (JACQ.) STAPF.
Ervatmia divaricata (LINN.) ALSTON
Nerium coronarium JACQ.
Tabernaemontana coronaria R.BR.
Ervatamia coronaria (Jacq.) Stapf
Ervatamia divaricata (L.) Burkill
Ervatamia divaricata var. plena (Roxb. ex Voigt) M.R.Almeida
Ervatamia flabelliformis Tsiang
Ervatamia recurva (Lindl.) Lace
Ervatamia siamensis (Warb. ex Pit.) Kerr
Kopsia cochinchinensis Kuntze
Nerium coronarium Jacq.
Nerium divaricatum L.
Reichardia grandiflora Dennst.
Reichardia jasminoides Dennst.
Taberna discolor (Sw.) Miers
Tabernaemontana citrifolia Lunan
Tabernaemontana coronaria (Jacq.) Willd.
Tabernaemontana discolor Sw.
Tabernaemontana flabelliformis (Tsiang) P.T.Li
Tabernaemontana gratissima Lindl.
Tabernaemontana lurida Van Heurck & Müll.Arg.
Tabernaemontana recurva Lindl.
Tabernaemontana siamensis Warb. ex Pit.
Testudipes recurva (Lindl.) Markgr.
Vinca alba Noronha
Jasminum zeylanicum Burm.f.
Nyctanthes acuminata Burm.f.
Ervatmia divaricata (LINN.) ALSTON
Nerium coronarium JACQ.
Tabernaemontana coronaria R.BR.
Ervatamia coronaria (Jacq.) Stapf
Ervatamia divaricata (L.) Burkill
Ervatamia divaricata var. plena (Roxb. ex Voigt) M.R.Almeida
Ervatamia flabelliformis Tsiang
Ervatamia recurva (Lindl.) Lace
Ervatamia siamensis (Warb. ex Pit.) Kerr
Kopsia cochinchinensis Kuntze
Nerium coronarium Jacq.
Nerium divaricatum L.
Reichardia grandiflora Dennst.
Reichardia jasminoides Dennst.
Taberna discolor (Sw.) Miers
Tabernaemontana citrifolia Lunan
Tabernaemontana coronaria (Jacq.) Willd.
Tabernaemontana discolor Sw.
Tabernaemontana flabelliformis (Tsiang) P.T.Li
Tabernaemontana gratissima Lindl.
Tabernaemontana lurida Van Heurck & Müll.Arg.
Tabernaemontana recurva Lindl.
Tabernaemontana siamensis Warb. ex Pit.
Testudipes recurva (Lindl.) Markgr.
Vinca alba Noronha
Jasminum zeylanicum Burm.f.
Nyctanthes acuminata Burm.f.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | crepe jasmine, moon beam, Echites |
| Hindi | candni, chandni, chandui, jangli chameli, sugandabala, tagar, taggai, taggar, togar |
| Kannada | kokke, kokke kaayi gida, kokkekayida, kottu haale, kottubale, kottuhale, kottuhale hoo, kotwalle, maddarasa gida, maddarasagida, mudrasa, nandabatlu, nandi batla hoovu, nandi batlu, nandibatlu, nandibattal, nandyaa vartha, nanjaa patte, nanjaa vatla, nanjaavattu, nanjabatlu, nanjapatta, nanjavatta |
| Malayalam | belutta-amelpodi, curatapala, curutupala, gandmtagarappu, kuttampala, kuttampale, nandi-ervatum, nandiyavertam, nandyarvattam, nantiyavattam, nantyarvattam, nantyavarttam, pala, tadgara, takaram |
| Marathi | ananta, anantha, gondetagara, gondethagara, nadiavatti, namdit, sagar, tagar, tagar avattam, thagar, vadhil-namdit |
| Sanskrit | ashvathabheda, atukkunantiyarvattai, gajapadapa, kshayataru, kshiri, nandi, nandi vrksa, nandivraksha, nandivriksha, nandivrksah, nandyavarta, nandyavartah, niryasatagara, prarohi, sthalivriksha, tagar, tagara, taravata, vanaspati, vishnupriya,Karavira |
| Tamil | adukkunandiyavattai, atukkunantiyarvattai, cuyotanan, karerduppalai, kuruduppalai, malai, nandhi, nandhiavattai, nandiavattai, nandiavattampu, nandiyaavattam, nandiyavarttam, nandiyavattam, nanthia, nanthin-vatal, nanthiyarattam, nanthiyavattam, nantipattiri, nantiya vattappu, nantiyavarttam, nantiyavattam, nundiavuttei, pattidai, pattitai, perunandiyavattam, valamburi, valampuri |
| Telugu | gandhi thagara poo, gandhitagarapu, grandhi thagarapi chettu, grandhitagarapu, nandi-vardhanamu, nandivardhana, nandivardhanamu, nandyavaraimu, toggari |
| Common Names | pinwheel flower, crape jasmine, East India rosebay, Nero's crown, |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Siddha
Folk
Herb usable parts
Roots
Rhizome
Bark
Leaves
Flowers
Latex
Ethnopharmacology use
Tabernaemontana divaricata (L.) R. Br. ex Roem. and Schult
Habit- Shrub
Parts used - Root, bark, rhizome, leaves, flower, latex
Application - Snakebite; skin eruption; antiseptic; amoebic dysentery; fish poisoning; eye diseases; boils; tooth decay
Treatment - General
References - Dey and De 2012, Lingaraju et al. 2013
References
Literature
Literature
Dey and De 2012
Lingaraju et al. 2013
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol. II Author - Mudgal, Khanna,Hajra
FOREST FLORA OF MEGHALAYA VOL 2 Author - HARIDASAN K & RAO R R
Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol II Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa
Flora of Majuli Author - M.Islam
The Flora of Orissa Vol II Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
Flora of Tons Valley (Uttaranchal) Author - T.S.Rana, Bhaskar Datt & R.R.Rao
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Citations
Herb citations
Tabernaemontana divaricata. (2024, June 13). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabernaemontana_divaricata