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Penang Botanic Gardens Plant Collection

Tabernaemontana corymbosa Roxb. ex Wall. (APOCYNACEAE)

Posted at — Nov 13, 2019
Great Rosebay, Flower of Love, Jelutong Badak

Description

Evergreen tree to 12 m tall, to 20 cm diameter. Leaves opposite. Flowers in clusters of up to 25 or more, white with yellow throat, 2-3 cm long. Fruits in paired, fleshy, orange, globose to obliquely ellipsoid, 5-7 cm long. Fruits dehiscing exposing seed with a red or orange aril.

Ecology

Frequent in lowland and hill forests to 1000m altitude.

Distribution

Widespread in Southeast Asia and south China.

Uses

Occasionally planted as an ornamental.