Common name: Crape jasmine, Moonbeam, Carnation of India
I am told this is the main flower for worship at the Shiva Temples. This does not have the scent of the other variety of jasmine, but is the prefered flower!
Crape jasmine, a shrub very common in India, generally grows to a height of 6 ft. It can also grow into a small tree with a thin, crooked stem. The waxy blossoms are white five-petaled pinwheels that are borne in small clusters on the stem tips. Flowers are commonly used in pooja in north and south India.
Botanical name: Tabernaemontana divaricata Family: Apocynaceae (Oleander family)
Picture taken - Secunderabad.
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