Tabernaemontana sananho, Bonafousia sanango

Called Kunapip in Ecuador. Rare tropical species with large leaves, fragrant flowers and edible fruit. Different parts of plant are used in S. American folk medicine. It grows as a tall evergreen dense shrub, the leaves are the largest of all tabernaemontanas and can reach 12" in length and 5" in width. White flowers are 2-3" wide with pinwheeled petals and intense fragrance. This plant can be also trimmed into a small srub and grown in a pot. Very tropical looking

Similar plants:

• Rauvolfia verticillata, Cerbera chinensis, Dissolaena verticillata, Ervatamia ophiorhizoides, Rauvolfia yunnanensis, Tabernaemontana densiflora (Devil Pepper)
• Stemmadenia galeottiana, Tabernaemontana litoralis, Stemmadenia litoralis (Lechoso, Milky Way Tree)
• Stemmadenia grandiflora, Tabernaemontana grandiflora (Wedding Tree, Huevos de gato, Lechugo, Venenillo)
• Tabernaemontana africana (Samoan Gardenia)
• Tabernaemontana aurantiaca (Orange Milkwood)
• Tabernaemontana australis (Australian Pinweel)
• Tabernaemontana corymbosa (Flower of Love)
• Tabernaemontana crassa, Conopharyngia crassa, Conopharyngia durissima (Adam's Apple)
• Tabernaemontana dichotoma, Cerbera dichotoma, Ervatamia dichotoma, Rejova dichotoma, Tabernaemontana laurifolia (Eve's Apple, Forbidden fruit)
• Tabernaemontana divaricata Flore Pleno, Hollarhena densiflora, Tabernaemontana coronaria (Crape Jasmine, Carnation of India, East Indian Rosebay, Adam's Apple, Nero's Crown, Coffee Rose, Crepe Gardenia)