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Nyctanthes
Sign in to saveNyctanthes is a genus of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae, native to southeastern Asia. It is currently accepted as containing two species; other species previously included in this genus have been transferred to other genera, most of them to Jasminum.
Species
Coral jasmine
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderLamiales
- FamilyOleaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 11
- With media
- 9
- Family
- Oleaceae
- Collections
- MICH, UPS, B, MNHN
- Recorded in
- India, Egypt
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Oleaceae
- Image
- Leaves of the Parijat plant (Nyctanthes arbor-tristis), Kolkata, India - 20070130.jpg
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- taxon name
- Nyctanthes
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxonomic type
- Nyctanthes arbor-tristis
- Commons category
- Nyctanthes
- taxon common name
- 夜花属
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Encyclopedic overview
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Nyctanthes is a genus of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae, native to southeastern Asia. It is currently accepted as containing two species; other species previously included in this genus have been transferred to other genera, most of them to Jasminum.
They are shrubs or small trees growing to 10 m tall, with flaky bark. The leaves are opposite, simple. The flowers are produced in small clusters of two to seven together. The fruit is a two-parted capsule, with a single seed in each part. The name Nyctanthes means "night flowering". Species Nyctanthes aculeata Craib – Thailand Nyctanthes arbor-tristis L. - (Night-flowering jasmine or "sad tree") native to Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Java, Sri Lanka and Sumatra.
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