Kopsia fruticosa (Roxb.) A.DC.
| Family: | APOCYNACEAE |
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| Sub-Family: | Not available | ||||
| English Name: | Shrub Vinca | ||||
| Synonym: | Cerbera fruticosa Ker-Gawl. | ||||
| Common Name: | Pink Kopsia | ||||
| Flowering & Fruiting Period: | Throughout the year | ||||
| Distribution: | South East Asia | ||||
| Habitat: | Grown as ornamental plant | ||||
| Uses: | Ornamental | ||||
| Key Characteristics: | Shrub Vinca is a tall bush with simple leaves. It has an interesting resemblance to Frangipani. It is an evergreen shrub growing up to 4 m tall. The plant is hairless except for inflorescences. Leaf stalk is 1 cm. Leaf blade narrowly elliptic or narrowly oblong, tip sharp or blunt. Flowers occur in bunches of a few. Beautiful light pink flowers, which may also be almost white, have 5 petals that are oblong | ||||