Adam's-apple
Tabernaemontana divaricata (L.) R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult.
Tabernaemontana divaricata (L.) R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult., known as Adam's-apple, is an evergreen shrub or small tree native to South Asia, Southeast Asia, and China. It is cultivated in non-hardy zones as a house or glasshouse plant for its flowers and foliage. The plant belongs to the Apocynaceae family and is characterized by a milky latex exuding from broken stems.
Description
Tabernaemontana divaricata is distributed across regions including South Carolina, Colombia, Ecuador, the Galápagos Islands, the United States, and parts of Asia such as Assam and Bangladesh. It is also known by common names such as pinwheel flower, crape jasmine, and Nero's crown. The plant is valued for its ornamental qualities and is grown in gardens and greenhouses where it is not hardy enough for outdoor cultivation.
Other common names
PinwheelflowerAdam's-appleEast Indian rose baycrepe-jessaminepinwheel-flowercrape-gardeniacrape-jasminebutterfly-gardeniaflowers-of-loveCeylon-jessaminebroadleaf rose bay
Distribution
SC · AI · CO · CD · TD · Floridablanca · ST · MS · Galápagos Islands · Antioquia, Atlántico, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Huila, San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina, Santander, Tolima, Valle, Vaupés · EC · Global · TW · MH · LA · conterminous 48 United States · Assam · Bangladesh · Cambodia · Caroline Is. · China South-Central · China Southeast · Cook Is. · Costa Rica · Dominican Republic · East Himalaya · Guatemala · Gulf of Guinea Is. · Hainan · Haiti
Synonyms
Kopsia cochinchinensisNerium coronariumNerium divaricatumReichardia grandifloraReichardia jasminoidesTaberna discolorTabernaemontana citrifoliaTabernaemontana coronariaTabernaemontana coronaria var. plenaTabernaemontana discolorTabernaemontana flabelliformisTabernaemontana gratissimaTabernaemontana indicaTabernaemontana luridaTabernaemontana recurvaTabernaemontana siamensisTestudipes recurvaVinca albaErvatamia divaricata var. plenaNyctanthes acuminataJasminum zeylanicumErvatamia coronariaErvatamia divaricataErvatamia flabelliformisErvatamia recurvaErvatamia siamensisTabernaemontana recurva
