Botanical names: Tabernaemontana sananho, Bonafousia sanango
Common names: Sanango, Uchu Sanango, Shiric Sanago
Family: Apocynaceae
Origin: Brazil, French Guiana
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
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Related Products: Tabernaemontana sananho (Sanango)
Uchu sanango. Rare tropical species with large leaves, fragrant flowers and edible fruit, used in S. American folk medicine. The leaves are the largest of all tabernaemontanas and can reach 12" in length and 5" in width. Very tropical looking.
plant. See picture of the plant in 2 gal pot.
Recommended Fertilizer: SUNSHINE Pikake - Fragrant Flower Booster
plant. See picture of the plant in 2 gal pot.
Recommended Fertilizer: SUNSHINE Pikake - Fragrant Flower Booster