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Kopsia fruticosa (Roxb.) A.DC., Prodr. 8: 352 1844. (syn. Calpicarpum roxburghii G.Don [Illegitimate]; Cerbera fruticosa Roxb.; Cerbera fruticosa Ker Gawl.; Kopsia roxburghii (G.Don) Pharm. ex Wehmer [Illegitimate]; Kopsia vinciflora Blume; Tabernaemontana longiflora Rusby; Tabernaemontana rosea Ten.);
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KOPS-ee-a — named for Jan Kops [↗], Dutch agronomist and botanist … Dave’s Botanary
froo-tih-KOH-suh — shrubby … Dave’s Botanary .
commonly known as: pink gardenia, pink kopsia, shrub vinca • Assamese: ডাকুৰ dakur • Bengali: ডাকুর dakur • Telugu: గుత్తి గన్నేరు gutti ganneru
. As per efi thread: K.albiflora with complete white corolla.
K. fruticosa with white corolla lobes and red blotch around the mouth of corolla tube.
K. pruniformis with white spathulate corolla lobes.
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Pl. find the attached file contain photos for sp. id request.
Date/Time-Location-15.10.2011 NBNP Garden
Place, Altitude, GPS- Anaikatti (640 MSL) Coimbatore Dist.,
Habitat- Garden
Type-Plant Habit- Herb– it is Kopsia_fruticosa Family: Apocynaceae
Shrub Vinca, Pink Kopsia, Kopsia Merah, Pink Gardenia Origin: Burma common in gardens http://toptropicals.com/cgi-bin/garden_catalog/cat.cgi?uid=Kopsia_fruticosa .
SHIBPUR IBG : sk-Oct-02 : Kopsia sp.? : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5). Kopsia fruiticosa Thank you Sir, thought of that, yet stopped short of… for if there was a look-alike! Three species of Kopsia listed in IBG. K.albiflora with complete white corolla.
K. fruticosa with white corolla lobes and red blotch around the mouth of corolla tube.
K. pruniformis with white spathulate corolla lobes.
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BND 85 21/11/14 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) Kopsia fruticosa .
ID request 11072017PC1 : 8 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1)
Kindly identify this plant growing in Goa. Looks like an Apocynaceae member?
Thanks, … Pl. Post other images, if you have. Quisqualis? Pl. Check the spelling. Kopsia fruticosa?…… Looks like Kopsia fruticosa. Was trying to find out if it has latex. Could not confirm though. Thank you … Thank you … Looks very much like Kopsia fruticosa. I was trying to find out if it has latex like all the other Apocynaceae. Could not confirm though. .
Plant Identification : 8 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1)- 2 Mb. Pl check for Kopsia species. This is only a suggestion. I am not sure as it is not possible to check all the characters.
Thank you … It’s Kopsia fruticosa …, can you suggest me the place where to “check the characters”. .
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Kopsia fruticosa (Roxb.) A.DC. : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (3)
Kopsia fruticosa (Roxb.) A.DC.(APOCYNACEAE) Image from JNTBGRI, Palode
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Names of Plants in India :: Kopsia fruticosa (Roxb.) A.DC.:
Kopsia fruticosa (Roxb.) A.DC. KOPS-ee-a — named for Jan Kops [↗], Dutch agronomist and botanist … Dave’s Botanary
froo-tih-KOH-suh — shrubby … Dave’s Botanary . commonly known as: pink gardenia, pink kopsia, shrub vinca • Bengali: ডাকুর dakur • Telugu: గుత్తి గన్నేరు gutti ganneru
known for / parts made use of: flowers, roots, leaves & stems, latex & bark … compiled from the web. botanical names: Kopsia fruticosa (Roxb.) A.DC. … homotypic synonyms: Calpicarpum roxburghii G.Don • Cerbera fruticosa Roxb. • Kopsia roxburghii (G.Don) Pharm. ex Wehmer … heterotypic synonyms: Kopsia vinciflora Blume • Tabernaemontana rosea Ten. … and more at POWO, retrieved September 23, 2026 Bibliography / etymology / notes
Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites may even close down at their own will. The bits about the languages of India mentioned below are merely some bare facts gathered from the internet; just enough to satisfy curiosity about “where” could the listed names be best prevalent in India. All English transliterated names to be taken sensu amplo.
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
pink gardenia
pink kopsia, shrub vinca
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
written in: Bengali (বাংলা) … spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ডাকুর dakur
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) … spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
గుత్తి గన్నేరు gutti ganneru
~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
cultivated in parks and gardens, not native to India; native of Myanmar
A TALE OF TWO AUTHORS — the Kopsia fruticosa citation
The choice of author citation for this species varies among major botanical databases due to differing historical interpretations of its basionym, Cerbera fruticosa. Both traditions agree that French botanist Alphonse de Candolle (A.DC.) successfully transferred the species to the genus Kopsia in 1844.
However, authorities diverge on the parenthetical author:
To bridge this nomenclatural history, the comprehensive citation Kopsia fruticosa (Roxb. ex Ker Gawl.) A.DC. is also frequently applied in taxonomic literature. This blog adopts the POWO standard for consistency with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
… compiled from the web.
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Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2026/09/kopsia-fruticosa-roxb-adc.html
Assamese name added; Distribution section revised …
commonly known as: pink gardenia, pink kopsia, shrub vinca • Assamese: ডাকুৰ dakur • Bengali: ডাকুর dakur • Telugu: గుత్తి గన్నేరు gutti ganneru
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Kopsia fruticosa
Updated on September 27, 2026