Tabernaemontana corymbosa is a small tree from the dogbane family, native to southern China and western Malesia, grown for its glossy leaves and faintly scented flowers. It does best in a warm, humid spot in full sun to part shade.
Family
Apocynaceae (Dogbane family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during the growing season and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Free-draining, fertile loam or a peat-based mix.
Temperature
18–32 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
S. China to W. Malesia
Climate
wet tropical
About
Tabernaemontana corymbosa is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is native to Brunei, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Glossy green leaves and faintly sweet scented flower. Flowers continuously all year. Frost tolerant. Grows to about 2 metres. Likes full sun to part shade. A number of cultivars are available.
[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
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Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.