Nature in my City – Part 27 // @SkinnyGirl / #Club5050

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Tabernaemontana Divaricata.

Tabernaemontana Divaricata, commonly called Pinwheel Flower, Crepe Jasmine, East India Laurel and Nero's Crown is an evergreen shrub or small tree native to South Asia, Southeast Asia, and China.

In areas where it is not hardy, it is grown as a greenhouse plant for its attractive flowers and foliage. The stem exudes a milky latex when broken, hence the name Flor de Leche.

The species is known to produce many alkaloids including catarantine, coronaridine, dregamin, ibogamine, tabersonine, voacangine, voacamine, and voacristine.

Ibogaine, which is said to be found in multiple species of Tabernaemontana, as well as 10,11-Demethoxypypin, which is a rare chippiin-dippinin compound, It is found in the stem bark extract of this plant in lower concentrations.

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DeviceSamsung Galaxy A02
LocationCiudad Bolívar, Venezuela
Photography@skinnygirl
DateDecember 17, 2021

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Translator: Google Translate.

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This is beautiful, and green with a touch of white, thank you for sharing

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