Scientific Name: Tabernaemontana pandacaqui (was Ervatamia angustisepala)

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  • Pronunciation:
    tab-er-nay-mon-TARN-ah pan-dah-CACK-qwee
  • Common Name:
    Banana Bush
  • Type:
    shrub
  • Family:
    APOCYNACEAE
  • Flowers:
    White, windmill - like. Perfumed.
  • Fruit:
    Devaricate follicle
  • Vegetation Type:
    Wet Eucalypt Forest, along creekbanks, edges of Rainforest.
  • Species List:
    Kennilworth Fig Tree Walk, Cooroy Mill Site, BSDoonan, Cooloothin Corner, Batianoff 87, Upper Yandina Creek, Kin Kin Arboretum, Stratford Park Heritage Park
Identification Notes

Milky sap.||Paired banana-shaped fruit||White windmill-like flowers.||

Landscaping Notes

Noosa Council Preferred Species list ||Successfully propagated by Coolum Community Native Nursery|Successfully propagated by Florabunda Bushcare nursery, Woombye|Successfully propagated by Mooloolah Native Nursery||Successfully propagated by Barung Landcare||