| Nyctanthes | |
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| Nyctanthes arbor-tristis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Oleaceae |
| Tribe: | Myxopyreae |
| Genus: | Nyctanthes L. |
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| Nyctanthes arbor-tristis L. | |
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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.
References
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ University of Oxford, Oleaceae information site: Nyctanthes
- Sarmah, K.K. & Borthakur, S.K. (2009). A checklist of angiospermic plants of Manas national park in Assam, India. Pleione 3: 190-200.
- Flora of Pakistan: Nyctanthes
- AgroForestry Tree Database: Nyctanthes Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
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A Nyctanthes trunk from India
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A Nyctanthes leaf from India
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