Nilgiri Crape Jasmine
Tabernaemontana gamblei
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Tabernaemontana gamblei
- Genus
- Tabernaemontana
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Endangered (EN)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Typical of the Apocynaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Apocynaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- ചെറുകൂനൻപാല
About Nilgiri Crape Jasmine
Nilgiri Crape Jasmine (Tabernaemontana gamblei) is a shrub belonging to the Apocynaceae family (Dogbane family). Members of this family are generally characterised by opposite/whorled simple leaves, cymose/umbellate flower clusters, follicle pair fruit. It is typically found in evergreen forests. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. Its conservation status has been assessed as Endangered (EN).
Apocynaceae
Dogbane family
Nilgiri Crape Jasmine belongs to the Apocynaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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