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Milkwood pinwheel

Tabernaemontana coronaria

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Tabernaemontana

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pikake or Arabian jasmine

Jasminum sambac

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shebebusynow
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Milkwood pinwheel

Tabernaemontana coronaria

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Manaswini
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HemaShah
no fragrance and it is quite thick to the feel ,isn't it?Also when you pluck it there is some milky kind of fluid?
PraveenVijayan
@Manaswini thanks - its Pinwheel Flower (tagar). Its common in Kerala too. @ValB.Salares - Its from Apocynaceae family. Thanks :)
Manaswini
This is a very common flower in Bengal known as 'tagar' ...
PraveenVijayan
@shebebusynow - no it doesn't have a scent. but I do feel like it is similar to some kind of gardenia. Trying to drill down
shebebusynow
So does it have a scent? The more I look at it, the more it seems similar to gardenia.
PraveenVijayan
@shebebusynow - thanks for the suggestion. But it is not Arabian jasmine
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PublishedDecember 26, 2011

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