Nyctanthes
| Nyctanthes | |
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| Nyctanthes arbor-tristis | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Oleaceae |
| 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".
A Nyctanthes trunk from India
A Nyctanthes leaf from India
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