Ervatamia Divaricata

Ervatamia divaricata, Crape Jasmine, Moonbeam, Chandani Tagar

Botanical Name : Ervatamia divaricata

English Name : Crape Jasmine, Moonbeam

Hindi Name : Chandani Tagar

Sanskrit Name : Tagar

Description

This tree is a member of Apocynaceae plant family. Synonims are Tabernaemontana divarcata, Nerium coronarium

This is a much branched, glabrous shrub. The leaves are oblong – lanceolate to obovate, upto 14 cms long. The flowers are at first creamy white then turn pure white with a small yellow spot in the centre.

Usage

The root, leaves and flowers are useful as Ayurvedic medicine. Alkaloids from the different parts of the plant have been reported. The seed alkaloid has been identified to be coronaridine.The alkaloids have been found to depress the bone marrow resulting in temporary leucopenia.

Obtained Chemical Compounds

Fatty acids are obtained from this plant.

Gujarati: Chandani, Tagar

Marathi: Annata, Tagar

Kannada: Kodru halle

Tamil: Nandiar vattai

Telugu: Gandhi Tagar

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