Validation. (Tabernaemontana africana)

Vinay Thite

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Oct 18, 2023, 8:37:26 PM10/18/23

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Kindly validate this plant.

Date/Time- 15 OCT 2023

Location-Place, Altitude, GPS- Lalbagh, Bengaluru. 12°57'7.3"N 77°35'10.7"E

Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- Botanical Garden

Plant Habit-Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Shrub

Height/Length- 1.5 meters

Flower – White, 5 petals, 10 cm across

My guess - Tabernaemontana africana.

This shrub is like Tabernaemontana divaricata except the flowers. Flowers of Tabernaemontana africana are bigger than Tabernaemontana divaricata.

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Saroj Kasaju

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Oct 19, 2023, 2:49:57 AM10/19/23

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Yes !

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

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J.M. Garg

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Oct 26, 2023, 2:25:32 AM10/26/23

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To me appears more closer to images at
https://efloraofindia.com/2023/06/21/tabernaemontana-pachysiphon/

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J.M. Garg

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Oct 26, 2023, 5:35:06 AM10/26/23

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---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Vinay Thite <thi...@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2023 at 14:40
Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:456946] Validation. (Tabernaemontana africana)
To: J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com>

Dear Garg ji

Thank you for indicating another possibility.

Now I have to look for differences between Tabernaemontana africana and Tabernaemontana pachysiphon.

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