pinwheel-flower
Tabernaemontana catharinensis A.DC.
Tabernaemontana catharinensis is a plant species in the Apocynaceae family, commonly known as pinwheel-flower. It is native to southern South America, including regions in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. The species was first described in 1844 by A.DC.
Description
Tabernaemontana catharinensis belongs to the genus Tabernaemontana and is part of the Apocynaceae family, a group of flowering plants. This species is distributed across several regions in South America, including the Northeast, Southeast, South, and West-Central parts of Brazil. It also occurs in Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay. The plant is known by the common name pinwheel-flower in English and is recognized for its presence in the southern South American flora.
Other common names
pinwheel-flowerpinwheel-jessamine
Distribution
BR · Global · Argentina Northeast · Bolivia · Brazil Northeast · Brazil Southeast · Brazil South · Brazil West-Central · Paraguay · Uruguay
Synonyms
Peschiera acuminataPeschiera affinisPeschiera albidifloraPeschiera australisPeschiera australis var. hilarianaPeschiera catharinensisPeschiera hilarianaTabernaemontana acuminataTabernaemontana affinisTabernaemontana albifloraTabernaemontana australisTabernaemontana hilarianaTabernaemontana hybridaTabernaemontana salicifoliaTabernaemontana affinis var. lanceolataPeschiera affinis var. acuminata
