Tabernaemontana laurifolia L.
Shrub with oval leaves and creamy yellow flowers. To 3m. [RHSD].
Horticultural & Botanical History
Introduced to cultivation in 1768. [JD]. ‘An old but not common shrub in our hothouses. Introduced from the West Indies. Drawn at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill, in the Kings Road. [BR f.716/1823].
History at Camden Park
Included among plants sent from Kew by John Bidwill in November 1843 [AJCP]. It seems likely that these plants were sent to Camden but there is no record of Tabernaemontana laurifolia having been grown there.
Notes
- Tabernaemontana laurifolia Blanco (Fl. Filip. [F.M. Blanco] 114. 1837) = Tabernaemontana pandacaqui Lam.
- Tabernaemontana laurifolia Schott ex Miers (Apocyn. S. Amer. 76. 1878) = Stemmadenia insignis Miers.
- Tabernaemontana laurifolia Ker-Gawl. (BR f.716/1823) = Tabernaemontana dichotoma Roxb.
Published Jun 03, 2009 - 05:25 PM | Last updated Aug 08, 2010 - 04:52 PM
| Family | Apocynaceae |
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| Region of origin | Carribean |
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| Name in the Camden Park Record | Tabernaemontana laurifolia |
| Confidence level | high |