Stemmadenia litoralis

Milky Way Tree, Lechoso

Message of the Flower

Purity in Action

The Mother’s Comment

When action is initiated by the Divine Will, it is pure.

Spiritual Message by the Mother/ Quotes by Sri Aurobindo

This is purity, to accept no other influence but only the influence of the Divine.

The Mother, Words of the Mother - II: Purity

One is truly perfectly pure only when the whole being, in all its elements and all its movements, adheres fully, exclusively, to the divine Will. This indeed is total purity. It does not depend on any moral or social law, any mental convention of any kind. It depends exclusively on this: when all the elements and all the movements of the being adhere exclusively and totally to the divine Will.

The Mother, Questions and Answers 1954: 22 December 1954

What I call purity, the true purity, is not all those things morality teaches: it is non-ego.

There must be nothing but Him.

Him, not only because we have given Him everything and consecrated ourselves totally to Him (that is not enough), but Him because He has taken total possession of the human instrument.

The Mother, Mother's Agenda: May 21, 1960

There is a force of purity, not the purity of the moralist, but an essential purity of spirit, in the very substance of the being.

Sri Aurobindo, Letters on Yoga - IV: Sex

Colour

White, yellow

Family

Apocynaceae

Flower Size

Medium, specific size can vary

Flower Texture

Waxy or smooth

Number of Petals

Five

Floral Symmetry

Radially symmetrical

Fragrance of Flower

Fragrant, especially at night

Leaf Texture

Glossy

Leaf Arrangement

Opposite

Leaf Color

Green

Structural Variation (Shrub or Tree)

Small to medium-sized tree

Life Cycle

Perennial

Blooming Period

Varies with climate, potentially year-round in tropical climates

Climate

Tropical to subtropical

Water Requirements

Moderate; requires well-drained soil

Soil Type

Prefers well-drained soils

Temperature Ranges

Frost-sensitive

Sun or Shade

Prefers full sun to partial shade

Pollinators

Attracts bees, butterflies, and possibly birds

Habitat

Native to Central and South America, cultivated in tropical and subtropical gardens worldwide

Role in the Ecosystem

Provides nectar for pollinators

Ornamental

Typically not considered edible; caution due to potential toxicity

Uses in Other Aspects of Life

Mainly ornamental

Endangered Status

Not listed as endangered